Surviving cardiac arrest after carbon monoxide poisoning treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Carbon monoxide (CO) and cyanide poisoning are frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in cases of house and industrial fires. The 14th edition of guidelines from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society does not recommend hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment in those patients who have suffered a cardiac arrest and had to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In this paper, we describe the case of a 31-year-old patient who received HBO treatment in the setting of cardiac arrest and survived.

CASE SERIES OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY FOR CENTRAL RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION.

Purpose: To retrospectively report the outcomes of patients presenting to our facility with central retinal artery occlusion and receiving therapy with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO).

Methods: This was a retrospective, chart review at a single hospital center. Patients with diagnosed central retinal artery occlusion were treated with HBO twice daily for 5 days during their inpatient stay for a total of 10 HBO treatments.

Esophageal Stricture Following Radiation, Concurrent Immunochemotherapy, Treated With Hyperbaric Oxygen and Dilation.

Low-dose palliative radiation may offer symptomatic relief in patients with spinal metastases from primary renal cell cancer and is unlikely to result in radiation injury. Patients with advanced malignancy requiring palliative radiation are often also receiving chemotherapy. Synergistic adverse effects resulting from combined palliative radiation and novel antiprogrammed cell death-1 (anti-PD 1) and/or multityrosine kinase inhibitors are rare.

Availability of Bedside and Laboratory Testing for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Upper Midwestern United States.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to assess the ability to test patients for carbon monoxide (CO) exposure in all hospitals in three United States (U.S.) Midwestern states.

Use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in quinine-associated visual disturbances.

Introduction: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2 ) therapy is infrequently reported as a treatment for poison-induced retinal damage. We describe a case in which HBO2 therapy was used to treat suspected retinal toxicity induced by quinine.

Case Report: We present a case in which HBO2 was used to treat visual disturbances thought to be caused by quinine-induced retinal damage.

Microangiography to Monitor Treatment Outcomes Following Severe Frostbite Injury to the Hands.

Frostbite injury causes direct damage to tissues following exposure to temperatures below their freezing point causing tissue death potentially leading to serious amputations. After rewarming, a variety of treatment options have been employed to avoid amputation. This case report details the use of indocyanine green fluorescence microangiography to monitor the clinical progression of perfusion following hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for severe frostbite injury.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the prevention of arterial gas embolism in food grade hydrogen peroxide ingestion.

Food grade hydrogen peroxide ingestion is a relatively rare presentation to the emergency department. There are no defined guidelines at this time regarding the treatment of such exposures, and providers may not be familiar with the potential complications associated with high concentration hydrogen peroxide ingestions. In this case series, we describe four patients who consumed 35% hydrogen peroxide, presented to the emergency department, and were treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Using standardized serum creatinine values in the modification of diet in renal disease study equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate.

Background: Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimates facilitate detection of chronic kidney disease but require calibration of the serum creatinine assay to the laboratory that developed the equation. The 4-variable equation from the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study has been reexpressed for use with a standardized assay.

Objective: To describe the performance of the revised 4-variable MDRD Study equation and compare it with the performance of the 6-variable MDRD Study and Cockcroft-Gault equations.