The role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HOT) as an otoprotection agent against cisplatin ototoxicity Efeito otoprotetor da oxigenoterapia hiperbárica na toxicidade causada pela cisplatina
PURPOSE: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HOT) consists of intermittent inhalations of 100% oxygen at a pressure higher than 1 atm. It is an important adjuvant therapy in pathological processes like soft tissue infections, radiation injury, gas gangrene, osteomyelitis and decompressive diseases. Cisplatin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Cirurgica Brasileira |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502008000700013 |