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 keep up to date on the most recent HBOT News.
Recent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) News
Factitious subcutaneous emphysema of an extremity.
Abstract: The presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue of an extremity constitutes a fearful finding because of the potential devastating consequences for both the extremity and life of the patient. The authors present herein a rare case of...
Concurrent chemoradiation for locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer.
Abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the survival, pattern of failure, morbidity, and prognostic factors of concurrent chemoradiation for locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer. A retrospective survey of patients who underwent chemotherapy...
Analysis of microvascular free flaps for reconstruction of advanced mandibular osteoradionecrosis: a retrospective cohort study.
Abstract: Previous studies have suggested that radiation therapy does not impact local complication rates after microvascular free flap (MVFF) reconstruction for head and neck cancer. There is little data, however, indicating whether or not the...
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment attenuated the decrease in regional glucose metabolism of rats subjected to focal cerebral ischemia: a high resolution positron emission tomography study.
Abstract: Cerebral hypoxia may be the main component of cell damage caused by ischemia. Previous studies demonstrated a neuroprotective effect of early hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment in various animal models of focal cerebral ischemia....
Hyperbaric oxygen and bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells in diabetic wound healing.
Abstract: Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are the key cellular effectors of postnatal vasculogenesis and play a central role in wound healing. In diabetes, there is a significant impairment in the number and function of circulating and...
Treatment of refractory radiation-induced hemorrhagic proctitis with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: To evaluate the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in treatment of severe refractory radiation-induced hemorrhagic proctitis. Nine patients with median age 75 (range, 66-83) treated with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) at University of...
Hyperbaric oxygen and lymphoid system function: a review supporting possible intervention in tissue transplantation.
Abstract: This review addresses the many ways that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) has been found to mitigate immune reactions, many of which are involved in rejection of allograft transplants, and thus offers a rationale for its possible use as an...
Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on healing of diabetic foot ulcers.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be used as an adjunct to standard wound care in the treatment of diabetic patients with foot ulcers. We undertook a prospective, randomized investigation of the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy versus...
Haemodynamic changes induced by submaximal exercise before a dive and its consequences on bubble formation.
Abstract: To evaluate the effects of a submaximal exercise performed 2 h before a simulated dive on bubble formation and to observe the haemodynamic changes and their influence on bubble formation. 16 trained divers were compressed in a hyperbaric...