HBOT News & Research
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is increasingly appearing in the news and new research as a treatment for a variety of conditions involving inflammation. Use the search or select an article below to to keep up to date on the most recent HBOT News.
Recent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) News
Venous thromboembolic events in critically ill traumatic brain injury patients.
Abstract: To estimate the prevalence, risk factors, prophylactic treatment and impact on mortality for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) treated in the intensive care unit. A post hoc...
Repair of complex pharyngocutaneous fistula using a staged temporoparietal fascial flap.
Abstract: PCF is the most common major complication after salvage total laryngectomy (TL), especially for previously irradiated patients with laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer. A 65-year-old woman presented with recurrent bilateral supraglottic...
[Unilateral spinal anesthesia : Literature review and recommendations].
Abstract: Unilateral spinal anesthesia is a cost-effective and rapidly performed anesthetic technique. An exclusively unilateral block only affects the sensory, motor and sympathetic functions on one side of the body and offers the advantages of a...
Chronic Wound Healing: A Review of Current Management and Treatments.
Abstract: Wound healing is a complex, highly regulated process that is critical in maintaining the barrier function of skin. With numerous disease processes, the cascade of events involved in wound healing can be affected, resulting in chronic,...
Diabetic foot osteomyelitis.
Abstract: Mutluoglu, Lipsky, , , , , , , (2016). Diabetic foot osteomyelitis. CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne, 2016 Dec;188(17-18):E535. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27754891
Comparative evaluation of different doses of intrathecal neostigmine as an adjuvant to bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia.
Abstract: To study the efficacy and safety of intrathecal neostigmine at dose of 50 μg and 150 μg as an adjuvant to bupivacaine for postoperative analgesia under spinal anesthesia. 75 patients of either sex, belonging to American Society of...
RETRACTED: Early hyperbaric oxygen therapy may improve the long term neurological consequences of diabetic patients suffering from hemorrhagic stroke.
Abstract: This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of Neuroscience Letters has...
Autoconjunctival Graft Compromise After Pterygium Surgery in a Patient Receiving Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injections.
Abstract: To report on a case of autoconjunctival graft compromise after pterygium surgery in a patient on long-term anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy, due to the deleterious effects of anti-VEGF agents on ocular wound...
Are new gentamicin dosing guidelines suitable for achieving target concentrations in patients with sepsis and septic shock?
Abstract: Tabah, Lipman, Roberts, , , , , , (2016). Are new gentamicin dosing guidelines suitable for achieving target concentrations in patients with sepsis and septic shock? Anaesthesia, critical care & pain medicine, 2016...