Abstract: A 5-year-old boy trapped in a house fire was transported to the emergency department, unconscious with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. The patient underwent a difficult intubation, but did not initially demonstrate any radiographic abnormalities. The...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Research for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD.
Pneumomediastinum or lung damage in breath-hold divers from different mechanisms: a report of three cases.
Abstract: Normally pulmonary over-inflation is not an issue during breath-hold diving, in contrast to lung squeeze. Compared with compressed air diving, pulmonary barotrauma is rare in breath-hold diving. Several mechanisms can lead to an increase in intrathoracic...
[Case report: fatal diving-accident. Or: accident while diving?].
Abstract: This example of a fatal diving accident shows how challenging such cases can be in pre-hospital and clinical care. There is no common mechanism in diving fatalities and more than one group of disorders coming along with decompression sickness. Diving...
[Treatment of sudden deafness using hyperbaric oxygenation leads to subcutaneous emphysema of head, neck and body: a case report].
Abstract: Yu, Sun, Zhang, , , , , , (2011). [Treatment of sudden deafness using hyperbaric oxygenation leads to subcutaneous emphysema of head, neck and body: a case report]. Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head...
Hemoptysis and pneumomediastinum after breath-hold diving in shallow water: a case report.
Abstract: We report the case of a healthy 21-year-old woman who performed iterative breath-hold dives in relatively cold water, not exceeding depths of 5 meters but with "empty lungs." At the end of a dive, after experiencing an intense involuntary...
Effects of bupivacaine versus levobupivacaine on pulmonary function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease undergoing urologic surgery: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.
Abstract: There are limited data to determine the impact of subarachnoid blockade with local anesthetics on perioperative pulmonary function. The effects of local anesthetics used in spinal anesthesia are very important in terms of respiratory function in patients...
[Clinical case of the month. Cerebral air embolism arising during a procedure of thermocoagulation of a bronchial epidermoid carcinoma in situ by fiberscopy].
Abstract: Patient aged 48 years followed for COPD evolutionary stage 3 according to the GOLD classification. In the waning of a unifocal lung, bronchial endoscopy performed to bacteriological referred highlights a squamous cell carcinoma in situ. During an endoscopic...
Pulmonary barotrauma and cerebral arterial gas embolism during hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is used to treat a variety of disorders. It is a safe treatment modality, but rare catastrophic complications may occur. In this case report, we describe the occurrence of irreversible spastic quadriparesis in a patient who...
Postoperative ischemic bronchitis after lymph node dissection and primary lung cancer resection.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and symptoms of postoperative ischemic bronchitis (POIB) after systematic lymph node dissection (LND) and evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with primary lung cancer. From...