Background: Pulmonary hypertension is a frequent complication of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in this condition. Based on the improved survival of these patients due to long term oxygen therapy and the potent and selective pulmonary vasodilation by inhaled nitric oxide, the safety and effectiveness of the combined inhalation of...

occupational inhalation exposure to noxious agents is not uncommon. herein, we present a 26-year-old male student who had accidental acute inhalation exposure to a large quantity of titanium ethanolate and hydrogen chloride in chemistry lab. he was referred to the emergency department of our hospital with low-grade fever, dyspnea, headache, fatigue and myalgia. after 24 hrs of symptomatic treat...

DescriPtion oF the eviDence collection methoD A critical analysis of articles from the MEDLINE database was carried out using the following keywords (MeSH terms): asthma, asthma/epidemiology, asthma/therapy, oxygen therapy, prednisone, prednisolone, dexamethasone, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, adrenal cortex hormones, bronchodilators, albuterol, terbutaline, fenoterol, salmeterol, formot...

1. Technology Assessment Nitric Oxide inhalation (iNO) therapy is a noninvasive treatment for PPHN that involves inhalation of gaseous nitric oxide in conjunction with ventilator support. The potential of exogenous NO as a therapeutic agent is based on its potent vasodilator properties and its ability to be delivered as a gas to the lung. Exogenous NO increases the partial pressure of arterial ...

introduction inhalation sedation is used for pain and anxiety control in dentistry. hypoxia is the most important side effect which can be detected using pulse oximetry, however, there are different opinions about the use of this instrument. this study has been designed to investigate this subject. methods and materials in this study, 32 adult patients from periodontal surgical department were ...

the management of road traffic accident and the care of casualties  has undergone many changes in recent years. to provide an uniform and systematic approach the ems, firefighters, red cross, red crescent and other rescuers must be updated to reduce entrapment times, and mortality rates, over better organisation and a methodical approach. the rescuers should not attempt to administer medical fi...

OBJECTIVE Oxygen therapy is used for the treatment of various diseases, but prolonged exposure to high concentrations of O(2) is also associated with formation of free radicals and oxidative damage. METHODS In the present study we compared alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (KGDH) activity and mitochondrial oxidative damage in the hearts of guinea pigs after long-term (17 and 60 h) oxygenation...

A new healing procedure has been developed on the basis of the successful treatment of therapy-resistant hypoxic (and practically anoxic) leg ulcerations located within a heavy dermatoliposclerosis. The procedure involves an initial intra-ulceral application of haemoglobin followed by the intermittent administration of normobaric oxygen via inhalation. Haemoglobin is capable of externally suppl...

Few topics in diabetic wound management generate as much "heated" discussion as hyperbaric oxygen (HBO). Hyperbaric oxygen is an intermittent inhalation therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen at greater than 1 atm of pressure. This requires placement of the patient into a sealed vessel (chamber) which is capable of withstanding pressurization. This article discusses the role of HBO as an ...