Hyperbaric oxygen treatment for University of Texas grade 3 diabetic foot ulcers: a retrospective cohort study.

Aim: Hard-to-heal diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) may increase the risk of amputation. This study reports the positive influence of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on hard-to-heal DFUs involving underlying bone.

Method: A single-centre, retrospective cohort study reporting the results of HBOT and wound care on hard-to-heal University of Texas grade 3 DFUs (i.

Sudden death after oxygen toxicity seizure during hyperbaric oxygen treatment: Case report.

Acute cerebral oxygen toxicity (ACOT) is a known side effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT), which can cause generalised seizures. Fortunately, it has a low incidence and is rarely harmful. Nevertheless, we present a case of a 37 year-old patient with morbid obesity who died unexpectedly after an oxygen toxicity seizure in the hyperbaric chamber.

[Embolisation in spontaneous haemopneumothorax].

Background: Spontaneous haemopneumothorax is a rare disorder and is defined as spontaneous pneumothorax associated with the accumulation of more than 400 ml of blood in the pleural cavity.

Case Description: A 32-year-old male presented at the emergency department following sudden onset of right-sided stinging chest pain and difficulty in breathing. The chest X-ray showed right-sided hydropneumothorax.

Successful weight loss surgery improves eating control and energy metabolism: a review of the evidence.

Eating behavior is determined by a balance of memories in terms of reward and punishment to satisfy the urge to consume food. Refilling empty energy stores and hedonistic motivation are rewarding aspects of eating. Overfeeding, associated adverse GI effects, and obesity implicate punishment.

Different cycle ergometer outcomes in severely obese men and women without documented cardiopulmonary morbidities before bariatric surgery.

Study Objectives: The number of severely obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery is increasing. No incremental cycle ergometer data are available in this category of patients. The current study was undertaken to provide information and to compare outcomes between severely obese men and women during physical exercise.

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry outcomes in male COPD patients after treatment with different glucocorticoid regimens.

Study Objectives: To compare bone mineral density (BMD) outcomes of patients who received continuous oral systemic glucocorticoids (GCs) with BMD outcomes of patients who received multiple GC courses, oral or IV.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Participants: Eighty-six white men with COPD selected from the outpatient clinic for pulmonary diseases.