BACKGROUND:Previously,only single short-time low-dose hyperbaric oxygenation(HBO) protocol was administrated to treat acute ischemic stroke in early stage and the conflicting results were obtained. There are few studi...BACKGROUND:Previously,only single short-time low-dose hyperbaric oxygenation(HBO) protocol was administrated to treat acute ischemic stroke in early stage and the conflicting results were obtained. There are few studies to report the outcome of administering long-time(can cover all the natural pathologic progression period) high-dose HBO to treat the disease. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the therapeutic effect between two kinds of high-dose hyperbaric oxygenation on super-early stage of acute permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO) in rats. DESIGN:A randomized controlled experimental study. SETTING:Beijing Tiantan Hospital,Capital Medical University;Beijing Research Institute of Neurosurgery. MATERIALS:Seventy-four male SD rats,aged 2.5 months old,weighing(280±20)g,were provided by the Animal Institute,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Hyperbaric oxygenation device was hyperbaric air cabin in which there was a self-made pure oxygen animal experimental cabin(made in China). METHODS:This experiment was carried out in the municipal laboratory of Beijing Tiantan Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University and Beijing Research Institute of Neurosurgery. ① Experimental intervention:All the rats were developed into models of permanent MCAO by suture embolism. Then,they were randomly divided into two HBO groups(9 hours and 18 hours) and control group,with 24 rats in each as well as 3-hour ultrastructure control group,with 2 rats. After being modeled for 3 hours,rats in the two HBO groups stayed in the hyperbaric cabin for 9 hours and 18 hours,separately. Rats in the 9-hour HBO group inhaled pure oxygen at hours 1,3,5,7 and 9,and hyperbaric air at hours 2,4,6 and 8. Rats in the 18-hour HBO group inhaled pure oxygen at hours 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15 and 17,and hyperbaric air at hours 2,4,6,8,10 12,14,16 and 18. After being created into models,rats in the control group and 3-hour ultrastructure control group breathed room air. ② Experimental evaluation:Neurologic functions of rat models in the 9-hour and 18-hour HBO groups as well as control group were scored by Bederson and Garica two neurological grading systems at hours 14 and 28 and on day 5;Infarct volume of rat models in the two HBO groups and control group was measured at hour 24 and on day 5 with NIH image processing software Image J;The pathological changes of brain tissue in the brain infarct region and its opposite region of rat models in the two HBO groups and 3-hour ultrastructure control group were observed with a Philips EM 208S transmission electron microscope. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:① Neurobehavioral outcome. ② Rat brain infarct volume. ③ Ultrastructure of brain tissue in the ischemic penumbra of infarct models at the different time points RESULTS:① Neurobehavioral outcome:After treatment,Garica score in the 9-hour and 18-hour HBO groups was significantly higher than that in the control group(P < 0.01). Bederson score on day 5 after modeling in the 9-hour and 18-hour HBO groups was significantly lower than that in the control group(P < 0.01). ② Cerebral infarct volume:Cerebral infarct volume in the 9-hour and 18-hour HBO groups was significantly smaller than that in the control group at hour 24 and on day 5 after modeling(P < 0.01). In the 18-hour HBO group,infarct volume on day 5 after modeling was significantly larger than that at hour 24 after modeling(P < 0.05). ③In the 3-hour ultrastructure control group,astrocyte edema and neuron damage around the capillary in the infarct cerebral tissue significantly relieved in the rats which were subjected to HBO. CONCLUSION:High dose of HBO is highly efficient in reducing infarct volume and improvingneurobehavioral outcome of rats with acute cerebral infarction,and also has an important role in inhibiting the pathological progression of ischemic brain tissue after cerebral infarction.展开更多
BACKGROUND: It has been reported that early intervention of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) can promote the intellectual rehabilitation of infants with severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and can prevent mental retar...BACKGROUND: It has been reported that early intervention of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) can promote the intellectual rehabilitation of infants with severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and can prevent mental retardation recently. However,the prior observations on the therapeutic effect almost were short-term. How about the observations on prospective efficacy and the following up on systematic intelligence test? OBJECTIVE: To investigate the short-term and long-term effects of HBO therapy on the promotion of the intellectual rehabilitation in infants with severe HIE. DESIGN: A comparative observation. SETTING: Department of Pediatrics,Affiliated Hospital,Qingdao University Medical College. PARTICIPANTS: Forty-seven infants with severe HIE (35 males and 12 females) were treated with HBO in the Department of Pediatrics,the Affiliated Hospital of the Medical College of Qingdao University from October 1996 to July 1999. All of them were consistent with the diagnostic criteria and clinical grading on severe HIE which were designed by Chinese Medical Association pediatrics committee neonate group in Hangzhou,October,1996. Informed contents were obtained from the relatives of all the infants. METHODS: ① Grouping: The infants were randomly divided into two groups according to the order of admission,those of odd numbers were HBO group (n =24) and those of even numbers were control group (n =23). All the infants were treated with routine therapy for 3 months,in addition to HBO therapy in the HBO group,once a day for 4 courses of 10 days with the interval of 10–15 days since 8 to 10 days after birth. HBO chamber produced by the 701 Institute of China Ship Industry Company was used,and the therapy pressure was 0.14–0.16 MPa,and the time of compression and decompression were both 15 minutes while voltage-stabilizing was 30 minutes. ② In order to evaluate the short-term and long-term effects of HBO on intellectual rehabilitation in infants with HIE,neonatal behavioral neurological assessment (NBNA) was employed at 7 and 28 days after birth,and Bayley scale of infant development (BSID) was got at two years old in both groups,as well as Wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence (WPPSI) at five years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of short-term and long-term intelligence between the two groups. RESULTS: ① Results of NBNA: The NBNA score at 28 days was significantly higher in the HBO group than in the control group (P < 0.01). ② Results of BSID: The score of mental development index (MDI) of BSID at two years old in the HBO group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). ③ Results of WPPSI: The score of full-scale intelligence quotient (FIQ) and verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ) of WPPSI in the HBO group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). In addition,the rate of mental retardation in the HBO group was significantly lower than that in the control group 12.5% (3/24),39.1%(9/23),P < 0.05. CONCLUSION: Not only the short-term intellectual rehabilitation but also the long-term one in infants with severe HIE could be promoted by HBO therapy,which might be benefit to the prevention of mental retardation.展开更多
Study Objective: To evaluate the treatment effect of HAPE with HBO in situ at an extreme altitude of 4636 m. To investigate the relationship between pulmonary hypertension (PH) and HAPE. To emphasize the importance of...Study Objective: To evaluate the treatment effect of HAPE with HBO in situ at an extreme altitude of 4636 m. To investigate the relationship between pulmonary hypertension (PH) and HAPE. To emphasize the importance of the treatment in situ.Methods: The 32 patients from the plateau of 4636~5130 m (the barometric pressure: 57.41~53.28 kPa/431.6~400.6 mmHg(1 mmHg=133.3224 Pa), the partial pressure of oxygen: 12.0~11.6 kPa/90.0~87.0 mmHg) were treated in situ of 4636 m altitude with HBO. Before and after the treatment, the clinical symptoms / signs, radiographic evidence, SaO2, and MPAP were compared.Results: The clinical symptoms/signs, and all the targets of the patients were improved dramatically (p<0.001).Conclusions: Treating HAPE with HBO is the most effective method among various therapies in situ at an extreme altitude. The pulmonary -artery pressure was significantly decreased. All cases showed improved immediately. Among the subjects, 11 cases (34.3%) were cured at once. The therapy made it possible for patients to get further treatment at a lower altitude area with prospective good results. We suggested that treating HAPE with HBO should be the first choice in situ. There must be PH in the patients of HAPE, but the reverse is not the true. The PH is a mechanism of normal compensation of the body exposing in the hypoxic environment. It is very necessary for us to explore the threshold of PH when a HAPE happens.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND:Previously,only single short-time low-dose hyperbaric oxygenation(HBO) protocol was administrated to treat acute ischemic stroke in early stage and the conflicting results were obtained. There are few studies to report the outcome of administering long-time(can cover all the natural pathologic progression period) high-dose HBO to treat the disease. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the therapeutic effect between two kinds of high-dose hyperbaric oxygenation on super-early stage of acute permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion(MCAO) in rats. DESIGN:A randomized controlled experimental study. SETTING:Beijing Tiantan Hospital,Capital Medical University;Beijing Research Institute of Neurosurgery. MATERIALS:Seventy-four male SD rats,aged 2.5 months old,weighing(280±20)g,were provided by the Animal Institute,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Hyperbaric oxygenation device was hyperbaric air cabin in which there was a self-made pure oxygen animal experimental cabin(made in China). METHODS:This experiment was carried out in the municipal laboratory of Beijing Tiantan Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University and Beijing Research Institute of Neurosurgery. ① Experimental intervention:All the rats were developed into models of permanent MCAO by suture embolism. Then,they were randomly divided into two HBO groups(9 hours and 18 hours) and control group,with 24 rats in each as well as 3-hour ultrastructure control group,with 2 rats. After being modeled for 3 hours,rats in the two HBO groups stayed in the hyperbaric cabin for 9 hours and 18 hours,separately. Rats in the 9-hour HBO group inhaled pure oxygen at hours 1,3,5,7 and 9,and hyperbaric air at hours 2,4,6 and 8. Rats in the 18-hour HBO group inhaled pure oxygen at hours 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15 and 17,and hyperbaric air at hours 2,4,6,8,10 12,14,16 and 18. After being created into models,rats in the control group and 3-hour ultrastructure control group breathed room air. ② Experimental evaluation:Neurologic functions of rat models in the 9-hour and 18-hour HBO groups as well as control group were scored by Bederson and Garica two neurological grading systems at hours 14 and 28 and on day 5;Infarct volume of rat models in the two HBO groups and control group was measured at hour 24 and on day 5 with NIH image processing software Image J;The pathological changes of brain tissue in the brain infarct region and its opposite region of rat models in the two HBO groups and 3-hour ultrastructure control group were observed with a Philips EM 208S transmission electron microscope. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:① Neurobehavioral outcome. ② Rat brain infarct volume. ③ Ultrastructure of brain tissue in the ischemic penumbra of infarct models at the different time points RESULTS:① Neurobehavioral outcome:After treatment,Garica score in the 9-hour and 18-hour HBO groups was significantly higher than that in the control group(P < 0.01). Bederson score on day 5 after modeling in the 9-hour and 18-hour HBO groups was significantly lower than that in the control group(P < 0.01). ② Cerebral infarct volume:Cerebral infarct volume in the 9-hour and 18-hour HBO groups was significantly smaller than that in the control group at hour 24 and on day 5 after modeling(P < 0.01). In the 18-hour HBO group,infarct volume on day 5 after modeling was significantly larger than that at hour 24 after modeling(P < 0.05). ③In the 3-hour ultrastructure control group,astrocyte edema and neuron damage around the capillary in the infarct cerebral tissue significantly relieved in the rats which were subjected to HBO. CONCLUSION:High dose of HBO is highly efficient in reducing infarct volume and improvingneurobehavioral outcome of rats with acute cerebral infarction,and also has an important role in inhibiting the pathological progression of ischemic brain tissue after cerebral infarction.
文摘BACKGROUND: It has been reported that early intervention of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) can promote the intellectual rehabilitation of infants with severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and can prevent mental retardation recently. However,the prior observations on the therapeutic effect almost were short-term. How about the observations on prospective efficacy and the following up on systematic intelligence test? OBJECTIVE: To investigate the short-term and long-term effects of HBO therapy on the promotion of the intellectual rehabilitation in infants with severe HIE. DESIGN: A comparative observation. SETTING: Department of Pediatrics,Affiliated Hospital,Qingdao University Medical College. PARTICIPANTS: Forty-seven infants with severe HIE (35 males and 12 females) were treated with HBO in the Department of Pediatrics,the Affiliated Hospital of the Medical College of Qingdao University from October 1996 to July 1999. All of them were consistent with the diagnostic criteria and clinical grading on severe HIE which were designed by Chinese Medical Association pediatrics committee neonate group in Hangzhou,October,1996. Informed contents were obtained from the relatives of all the infants. METHODS: ① Grouping: The infants were randomly divided into two groups according to the order of admission,those of odd numbers were HBO group (n =24) and those of even numbers were control group (n =23). All the infants were treated with routine therapy for 3 months,in addition to HBO therapy in the HBO group,once a day for 4 courses of 10 days with the interval of 10–15 days since 8 to 10 days after birth. HBO chamber produced by the 701 Institute of China Ship Industry Company was used,and the therapy pressure was 0.14–0.16 MPa,and the time of compression and decompression were both 15 minutes while voltage-stabilizing was 30 minutes. ② In order to evaluate the short-term and long-term effects of HBO on intellectual rehabilitation in infants with HIE,neonatal behavioral neurological assessment (NBNA) was employed at 7 and 28 days after birth,and Bayley scale of infant development (BSID) was got at two years old in both groups,as well as Wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence (WPPSI) at five years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of short-term and long-term intelligence between the two groups. RESULTS: ① Results of NBNA: The NBNA score at 28 days was significantly higher in the HBO group than in the control group (P < 0.01). ② Results of BSID: The score of mental development index (MDI) of BSID at two years old in the HBO group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). ③ Results of WPPSI: The score of full-scale intelligence quotient (FIQ) and verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ) of WPPSI in the HBO group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). In addition,the rate of mental retardation in the HBO group was significantly lower than that in the control group 12.5% (3/24),39.1%(9/23),P < 0.05. CONCLUSION: Not only the short-term intellectual rehabilitation but also the long-term one in infants with severe HIE could be promoted by HBO therapy,which might be benefit to the prevention of mental retardation.
文摘Study Objective: To evaluate the treatment effect of HAPE with HBO in situ at an extreme altitude of 4636 m. To investigate the relationship between pulmonary hypertension (PH) and HAPE. To emphasize the importance of the treatment in situ.Methods: The 32 patients from the plateau of 4636~5130 m (the barometric pressure: 57.41~53.28 kPa/431.6~400.6 mmHg(1 mmHg=133.3224 Pa), the partial pressure of oxygen: 12.0~11.6 kPa/90.0~87.0 mmHg) were treated in situ of 4636 m altitude with HBO. Before and after the treatment, the clinical symptoms / signs, radiographic evidence, SaO2, and MPAP were compared.Results: The clinical symptoms/signs, and all the targets of the patients were improved dramatically (p<0.001).Conclusions: Treating HAPE with HBO is the most effective method among various therapies in situ at an extreme altitude. The pulmonary -artery pressure was significantly decreased. All cases showed improved immediately. Among the subjects, 11 cases (34.3%) were cured at once. The therapy made it possible for patients to get further treatment at a lower altitude area with prospective good results. We suggested that treating HAPE with HBO should be the first choice in situ. There must be PH in the patients of HAPE, but the reverse is not the true. The PH is a mechanism of normal compensation of the body exposing in the hypoxic environment. It is very necessary for us to explore the threshold of PH when a HAPE happens.