Applications of hyperbaric oxygen in otolaryngology head and neck surgery: facial cutaneous flaps.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.

Management of pathologic fractures of the mandible secondary to osteoradionecrosis.

OBJECTIVE To review our experience with late Marx stage III osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the mandible in patients who present with pathologic fracture. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Tertiary care center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty-seven patients were identified from June 1998 to August 2010 who underwent treatment of Marx grade III osteoradionecrosis with pathologic ...

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Acute Acoustic Trauma: A Rapid Systematic Review.

In this rapid systematic review, we studied the clinical question, What is the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on hearing thresholds in patients who suffered a recent acute acoustic trauma? After screening for eligible titles and abstracts and extracting duplicates, 6 original research papers could be found. The general methodology of the studies was weak and the differences between these s...

Clinical assessment and treatment of the dysfunctional larynx after radiation.

OBJECTIVE To review the pathophysiology of early and late radiation-related tissue changes, methods to differentiate these changes from disease recurrence, and treatment of these changes in the irradiated larynx. DATA SOURCES Peer-reviewed publications. REVIEW METHODS PubMed database search. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Early and late radiation-related changes in the larynx manif...

Complications of tympanostomy tubes inserted for facilitation of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

OBJECTIVE To document the incidence of complications occurring secondary to placement of tympanostomy tubes in patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Forty-five patients referred to the Department of Otolaryngology for inability to tolerate hyperbaric oxygen therapy between January 1, 1990, and December ...