Background Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has several hemodynamic effects including increases in afterload (due to vasoconstriction) and decreases cardiac output. This, along with rare reports of pulmonary edema during emergency treatment, led providers consider HBOT relatively contraindicated patients reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). However, there is limited evidence regarding the safety elective heart failure (HF), no existing complications among HF preserved LVEF. We...

Background Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is well established as a treatment for various medical conditions. However, it poses risk of toxicity, which can cause seizures particularly in individuals with pre-existing seizure disorders. Consequently, disorders are considered relative contraindication to HBOT. Despite this, the HBOT-induced this patient population remains unclear. This retrospective cohort study aims evaluate safety HBOT among patients Methods After obtaining approval from...

Abstract Objective To assess post‐traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in mothers of children over 2 years leukemia treatment, to identify possible early family and child predictors this symptomatology indicate the temporal trajectory PTSS. Methods Participants were 76 Italian (mean age = 37.30 years; SD 6.07) receiving treatment for acute lymphoblastic ( n 69) or myeloid 7) leukemia. Mothers had 12.05 education (SD 3.87), their incomes average (52.1%), high (26%) low (21.9%) norms, never...

The present study aimed to evaluate the partial pressure of arterial blood gases in breath-hold divers performing a submersion at 40 m. Eight were enrolled for trials held "Y-40 THE DEEP JOY" pool (Montegrotto Terme, Padova, Italy). Prior submersion, an cannula radial artery non-dominant limb was positioned. All performed sled-assisted dive Three samplings occurred: 10 min prior m depth, and within 2 after diver's surfacing resuming normal ventilation. Blood samples analyzed immediately on...

The aim of this study consists in the measurement psychological health and adaptation mothers children during first 12 months treatment for leukaemia identification possible early predictors. Ninety-four were followed longitudinally at one week (T1), month (T2), six (T3) (T4) post-diagnosis. instruments used were: PTSD symptom checklist, BSI-18, Problem Scale, Ladder life an in-depth interview (EFI-C). Couple connectedness, family routine reorganisation, parental communication around child's...

Aims: In Italian and international background, there are no studies focusing on stress, burnout indicators, job satisfaction in health professionals working the apheresis units. This study aims to fill this void both for scientific clinical reasons. Methods: The participants were 470 (220 physicians, 250 nurses), mostly female (73.4%), with an average age of 48.09 (with 5° percentile under 32 years 95° over 60), Apheresis Units North (228), Center (131) Southern‐islands Italy (111)....

Journal Article Patient Satisfaction in Italian Childhood Cancer Survivors: Human Aspects of Treatment as a Key Factor Patients' Quality Life Get access Marta Tremolada, Tremolada PhD, is psychologist and research principal investigator, Simone Schiavo, health economics researcher, Stefania Varotto, MD, medical doctor, Giuseppe Basso, professor, Pillon, Haematology-Oncology Division, Department Woman Child Health, University Padova, Italy. Address correspondence to Padova,Via Giustiniani 3,...

Clinician–parent communication may often be difficult, especially soon after the diagnosis. The aims of this article are to identify strategies associated with expressions adaptive emotions in parents and explore effect type leukemia parent's gender on parents' emotions. data obtained from 4.622 conversational turns 20 videotaped interviews 10 mothers fathers children at their first hospitalization for leukemia. A coding scheme parent emotional was reliably applied by two independent judges....

Neuroplasticity and recovery after stroke can be enhanced by a rehabilitation program pertinent to upper limb motor function exercise mental imagery (EMI) as well hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). We assessed feasibility safety of the combined approach utilizing both HBOT EMI, derive preliminary estimates its efficacy. In this randomized controlled trial, 27 patients with extremity hemiparesis at 3–48 months were receive either complementary HBOT-EMI (intervention group), or EMI alone...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is widely used to treat several pathologies. The hemodynamic changes during HBOT, particularly the magnitude of arterial blood pressure (ABP) increase, are not completely understood. No clinical predictors for HBOT-induced ABP increase have been described. purpose this study was quantify in patients undergoing HBOT and examine their predictors. This retrospective longitudinal cohort examined 3291 elective sessions. Non-invasive recorded before after each...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is known to be associated with pulmonary toxicity. However, the effect of modern HBOT protocols on function not completely understood. The present study evaluates test changes in patients undergoing serial HBOT. We prospectively collected data from 2016–2021 at a tertiary referral center (protocol registration NCT05088772). Patients underwent testing bedside spirometer/pneumotachometer prior and after every 20 treatments. was performed using 100% pressure...

Study Design. Case report (level IV evidence). Objective. To describe a potential novel application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in the successful treatment postoperative spinal cord injury. Summary Background Data. A 68-year-old man presented with an acute injury (ASIA impairment scale D), on background degenerative lower thoracic and lumbar canal stenosis. He underwent emergent decompression instrumented fusion (T9–L5), uncomplicated intraoperative course no electrophysiological...

Cardiac complications are a rare but potentially serious consequence of hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT), resulting from increased blood pressure and decreased heart rate cardiac output associated with treatment. These physiologic changes generally well-tolerated by patients without preexisting conditions, although those known or undetected disease may be more vulnerable to complications. Currently, there no universally accepted guidelines for pre-HBOT screening identify these at...