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Barotrauma - Research News and Information
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Definition of 'Barotrauma'Injury following pressure changes; includes injury to the eustachian tube, ear drum, lung and stomach. Common names: Barotrauma; Barotraumas |
Pneumolabyrinth without temporal bone fracture: different outcomes for hearing recovery.
30 Jul 2008 
Pneumolabyrinth is a rare clinical manifestation seen in the practice of otology. It occurs usually after head trauma with temporal bone fracture. However, pneumolabyrinth without temporal bone fracture is a very rare occurrence. When it occurs, it ... Read more...
30 Jul 2008 OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect on clinical outcomes of prophylactic positive end expiratory pressure in nonhypoxemic ventilated patients. DESIGN: Multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial. SETTING: One trauma and two general intensive care ... Read more...
30 May 2008 BACKGROUND: Children with impending respiratory failure due to severe asthma may be treated with endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Barotrauma occurs in a significant number of these children. Non-invasive positive pressure ... Read more...
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Latest indexed articles for 'Barotrauma'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Barotrauma is a significant cause of bat fatalities at wind turbines.
24 Aug 2008 - Pneumolabyrinth without temporal bone fracture: different outcomes for hearing recovery. 30 Jul 2008
- Positive-end expiratory pressure reduces incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in nonhypoxemic patients. 30 Jul 2008
- You're the flight surgeon. Sinus barotrauma. 30 Jul 2008
- Zygomatic fracture in a diver: postoperative considerations. 30 May 2008
- Barotrauma not related to type of positive pressure ventilation during severe asthma exacerbations in children. 30 May 2008
- Middle ear pressure and symptoms after skydiving. 29 Apr 2008
- Barotrauma during apnoea testing for brain death determination in a five-year-old boy. 29 Apr 2008
- Barotraumatic orbital emphysema of rhinogenic origin in a breath-hold diver: a case report. 29 Apr 2008
- [Airplane headaches--two new cases and a review of the literature] 29 Apr 2008
- Emergence of "cat scratch colon" during a colonoscopy. 30 Mar 2008
- Orbital and infratemporal fossa emphysema following nose blowing. 30 Mar 2008
- When the envelope pushes back: a combat aviator experiences barotrauma after descending with an ear block. 30 Mar 2008
- Role of routine chest radiography after percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy. 25 Mar 2008
- Cardiovascular effects of mechanical ventilation and weaning. 28 Feb 2008
- Air entrainment during high-frequency jet ventilation. 28 Feb 2008
- Pulmonary complications of mechanical ventilation in neonates. 28 Feb 2008
- Extracellular matrix and mechanical ventilation in healthy lungs: back to baro/volotrauma? 30 Jan 2008
- Neurologic injuries from scuba diving. 30 Jan 2008
- Low pressure air injury to the hand. 30 Dec 2007
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Technical information about 'Barotrauma'
Definition: Injury following pressure changes; includes injury to the eustachian tube, ear drum, lung and stomach.
Descriptor UI: D001469
Alternative terms: Barotrauma; Barotraumas;
Related Mesh Headings: Decompression Sickness; High Pressure Neurological Syndrome;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C21.866.120;
History Note: 79
Technical Notes: inj caused by pressure changes: not restricted to ear; IM; coord with organ injured by pressure with /inj; also available is BLAST INJURIES