Abstract: Diving medicine is a peculiar specialty. There are physicians and scientists from a wide variety of disciplines with an interest in diving and who all practice 'diving medicine': the study of the complex whole-body physiological changes and interactions upon...
Stroke
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Research for Stroke
[Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Corrected Transposition of Great Arteries for Cesarean Section].
Abstract: A 30-year-old woman with corrected transposition of great arteries (c-TGA) was scheduled for elective cesarean section at 37 weeks of gestation. At previous cesarean section, she received general anesthesia for dyspnea and lower cardiac function by severe...
Amiodarone use is associated with increased risk of stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a nationwide population-based cohort study.
Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia requiring treatment worldwide, is one of the major causes of ischemic stroke. Although amiodarone is commonly used for rhythm control in AF, its relationship with stroke has rarely been...
Association Between Arterial Hyperoxia and Outcome in Subsets of Critical Illness: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression of Cohort Studies.
Abstract: Oxygen is vital during critical illness, but hyperoxia may harm patients. Our aim was to systematically evaluate the methodology and findings of cohort studies investigating the effects of hyperoxia in critically ill adults. A meta-analysis and...
Relative neuroprotective effects hyperbaric oxygen treatment and TLR4 knockout in a mouse model of temporary middle cerebral artery occlusion.
Abstract: To examine the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and knockout of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) on the outcome of temporary middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in a mouse model. MCAO was induced in anesthetized male C57Bl/6 mice (WT) and TLR4...
Pre-conditioning with low-level laser (light) therapy: light before the storm.
Abstract: Pre-conditioning by ischemia, hyperthermia, hypothermia, hyperbaric oxygen (and numerous other modalities) is a rapidly growing area of investigation that is used in pathological conditions where tissue damage may be expected. The damage caused by surgery,...
Lithotomy versus jack-knife position on haemodynamic parameters assessed by impedance cardiography during anorectal surgery under low dose spinal anaesthesia: a randomized controlled trial.
Abstract: Although the prone position providing better exposure for anorectal surgery is required it can cause a reduction of cardiac output and cardiac index. The goal was to compare haemodynamic changes assessed by impedance cardiography during anorectal surgery...
Sildenafil and Exercise Capacity in the Elderly at Moderate Altitude.
Abstract: Hypobaric hypoxia decreases exercise capacity and causes hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and pulmonary hypertension. The phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor sildenafil is a pulmonary vasodilator that may improve exercise capacity at altitude. We aimed to...
Central retinal artery occlusion and brain infarctions after nasal filler injection.
Abstract: Lin, Chen, Liao, Hsia, , , , , (2015). Central retinal artery occlusion and brain infarctions after nasal filler injection. QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, 2015 Sep;108(9):731-2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25434051