Pilot study: Utility of long-wave infrared thermography as a correlate to transcutaneous oximetry for candidates of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO ) has been used as an adjunctive treatment for the care of advanced non-healing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). A patient's in-chamber transcutaneous oximetry measurement (TCOM) is currently the most effective predictor for response to HBO therapy but still excludes close to one in four patients who would benefit out of treatment groups when used for patient selection. Improving selection tools and criteria could potentially help better demonstrate HBO therapy's efficacy for such patients.

A randomized usability assessment of simulated naloxone administration by community members.

Background And Aims: Expanded access to naloxone has been identified as a key intervention for reducing opioid-related morbidity and mortality. It is not known which naloxone device will result in rapid, successful administration when administered by community members. The aims of this study were to estimate and compare (1) the rate of successful administration and (2) time to successful administration for single-step nasal spray, multi-step atomized nasal spray and intramuscular simulated naloxone by community members.