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Forty-five patients receiving at least 5 sessions of hyperbaric oxygenation treatment were studied. Mean values of pulse rate were calculated during the different regimes of the session, as well as mean values of blood pressure before and after each treatment in order to assess the influence of hyperbaric oxygenation upon these parameters. With the hyperbaric oxygenation dosages employed in the group of patients studied, the variations of these parameters are not statistically significant. However, the behavior observed corresponds directly with the pressures used.
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Pressão Sanguínea , Oxigenoterapia Hiperbárica , Pulso Arterial , HumanosRESUMO
The technique of phophylaxis for allergic reactions due to contrast test in X-rays was applied in a group of 101 patients (20-60 years old). An antihistaminic (Promethazine 25 mg) and a corticosteroid (Hydrocortizone 100 mg or prednisol 60) were administered intravenously before the test. The prophylactic technique is described and satisfactory results are shown in all patients undergoing the contrast test. Undesirable effects of iodine substances in patients without an iodine allergy history were avoided with the use of this method in tests such as descending urogram, cytography, fistulography, etc. The use of drugs in the symptomatic treatment of undesirable effects of iodine in contrast test is suggested in some medical literature. This paper is the result of an experiment of a medical team from CIMEQ.
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Meios de Contraste/efeitos adversos , Hipersensibilidade a Drogas/prevenção & controle , Corticosteroides/uso terapêutico , Quimioterapia Combinada , Humanos , Prometazina/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
The work of nursing personnel with patients receiving treatment with hyperbaric oxygenation is intended mainly to prepare the patients and provide care and psychological support. Hyperbaric oxygenation as a therapeutic method was included in Cuba's Health System in 1986. Hyperbaric oxygenation is applied in different diseases, both alone and as supportive treatment for clinical or surgical therapy and it is based on the significant increased oxygen dissolved in the plasma when gas pressure is increased to a proper dosage using hyperbaric chambers. Nursing personnel plays a very important role in providing care to patients and the team is in charge of the security measures and techniques. Hyperbaric oxygenation has proved to be effective for the treatment of anaerobic sepsis, intoxication due to carbon monoxide, peritonitis, gastroduodenal ulcers, liver diseases, osteomyelitis, as a support for grafting and transplants and other diseases.