Potential effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in acute pancreatitis

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 625-630

  Cuthbertson, Christine M ^a   Christophi, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Hyperbaric oxygen; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MICROCIRCULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MICROCIRCULATION; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS, ACUTE NECROTIZING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745122471     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03793.x     Document Type: Review

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