Undersea Hyperbar M
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Undersea Hyperbar M · Jan 2013
Case ReportsTreatment of carbon monoxide poisoning with hyperbaric oxygen and therapeutic hypothermia.
We present a preliminary case report series of severe, acute carbon monoxide poisoning in which both hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) and therapeutic hypothermia (TH) were used to ameliorate neurological sequelae. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a standard indication for HBO2. While typically used postcardiac arrest, TH has been used for other types of hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. ⋯ One patient sustained severe, diffuse brain injury yet made a dramatic neurological recovery with only minor limitations in higher order memory and attention. No patient left the hospital with other end organ damage including cardiac dysfunction. To our knowledge, these are the first reported cases of the use of both HBO2 and TH to treat severe, acute carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Undersea Hyperbar M · Jan 2013
Effects of ultra-early stage hyperbaric oxygenation on the hind limb bone mineral density in rats after complete spinal cord transection.
To study the effects of ultra-early stage hyperbaric oxygenation on the hind limb bone mineral density in rats after complete spinal cord transection. ⋯ Ultra-early stage hyperbaric oxygenation alleviates the hind limb bone loss in femur bone in rats following complete spinal cord transection.