Hyperbaric medicine: Dilemmas regarding its possibilities

[Hyperbaric medicine--dilemmas regarding its possibilities].

Hiperbarična oksigenacija danas je prihvaćena kao mogućnost lečenja mnogih hirurških i internističkih oboljenja, a kod nekih se smatra i metodom izbora. Do takvog statusa hiperbarična oksigenoterapija (HBOT) došla je posle višegodišnje borbe i suprotstavljanja stavova u medicinskim krugovima . Od trenutka kada se pojavila, hiperbarična medicina je prošla od faze oduševljenog prihvatanja, kroz s...

Real dilemmas regarding blood transfusion.

I n transfusing patients with red blood cells, physicians and surgeons aim to enhance the circulatory oxygen-carrying capacity that has been compromised due to blood loss or a hematological disorder. In general, bleeding and transfusion strongly correlate with adverse outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (1,2). Understandably, these negative reports have culm...

Public Sociologies: Contradictions, Dilemmas, and Possibilities*

The growing interest in public sociologies marks an increasing gap between the ethos of sociologists and social, political, and economic tendencies in the wider society. Public sociology aims to enrich public debate about moral and political issues by infusing them with sociological theory and research. It has to be distinguished from policy, professional, and critical sociologies. Together the...

Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine

Anesthesiology and hyperbaric medicine.

in this issue1 underlines the necessity of instituting hyperbaric oxygen treatment for suspected iatrogenic arterial gas embolism even if a delay of days has occurred. The commonest reasons for delay are a failure to consider the diagnosis and treatment; concern related to the critical status of the patient; and a mistaken belief that the patient is not fit for transportation or treatment in a ...