Regional CBF in chronic stable TBI treated with hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: To investigate whether Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO2) could improve neurologic deficits and regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in chronic traumatic brain injuries (TBI), the authors employed a nonrandomized control pilot trial. Five subjects, at least...
Hyperbaric oxygen as an intervention for managing wound hypoxia: its role and usefulness in diabetic foot wounds.
Abstract: Few topics in diabetic wound management generate as much "heated" discussion as hyperbaric oxygen (HBO). Hyperbaric oxygen is an intermittent inhalation therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen at greater than 1 atm of pressure. This requires...
The orthopaedic surgeon’s role in the treatment and prevention of diabetic foot wounds.
Abstract: Foot ulcers in individuals with diabetes often are the precursors to lower extremity amputation. The multidisciplinary team approach is highly effective in the prevention and treatment of diabetic foot morbidity. This article focuses on the role of the...
Long-term hyperbaric oxygenation retards progression in multiple sclerosis patients
Objective: To evaluate the effect of prolonged courses of hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBO2T) on the progressive deterioration of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Design: Prospective study of the disability of 703 MS patients first treated five or more years previ-...
Can hyperbaric oxygen therapy reduce breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema? A pilot study.
Abstract: Arm lymphedema after surgery or radiation for breast cancer is common, causing pain and limitation of activities. Previous reports of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy for breast edema led us to consider the use of HBO therapy for arm lymphedema. Ten healthy...
Hyperbaric oxygen as an adjunctive therapy for bilateral compartment syndrome, rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure after heroin intake.
Abstract: Heroin abuse causes various medical and surgical complications. We report a case of heroin-induced severe bilateral compartment syndrome complicated by rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure and extremely elevated creatinine kinase. A 30-year-old male heroin...
Treatment of radiation proctitis with hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: Radiation proctitis is a potential complication following pelvic radiation therapy. There are no standard treatments and treatment outcomes are unpredictable. We report our experience with the use of hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) for radiation proctitis...
Comparison of pulmonary autopsy findings of the rats drowned at surface and 50 ft depth.
Abstract: When a body is recovered from the water after a fatal SCUBA diving accident, it is useful to know if the diver was under pressure or not when he/she took his/her last breath, in order to determine the cause and manner of the death. If the victim was under...
Effects of hyperbaric oxygen on GDNF expression and apoptosis in spinal cord injury.
Abstract: The effects of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on the progress of secondary damage following traumatic spinal cord injury were investigated. The early onset of hyperbaric oxygen treatment significantly diminished the number of apoptotic cells 1 day after the...