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
A review of mechanical adjuncts in wound healing: hydrotherapy, ultrasound, negative pressure therapy, hyperbaric oxygen, and electrostimulation.
Abstract: Chronic or non-healing wounds may develop in the setting of many diseases and are the source of considerable morbidity as well as health costs. These wounds demand an aggressive, multifactorial approach including surgical debridement,...
Should computed chest tomography be recommended in the medical certification of professional divers? A report of three cases with pulmonary air cysts.
Abstract: Pulmonary barotrauma (PBT) is a recognised risk of compressed gas diving. Any reason that causes air trapping in the lung during ascent may cause PBT by increasing intrapulmonary pressure. Chest x ray examination is mandatory for medical...
Hyperbaric oxygenation accelerates the healing rate of nonischemic chronic diabetic foot ulcers: a prospective randomized study.
Abstract: To study the effect of systemic hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) therapy on the healing course of nonischemic chronic diabetic foot ulcers. From 1999 to 2000, 28 patients (average age 60.2 +/- 9.7 years, diabetes duration 18.2 +/- 6.6 years),...
The use of implant retained mandibular prostheses in the oral rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients. A review and rationale for treatment planning.
Abstract: Surgical treatment of malignancies in the oral cavity (tongue, floor of the mouth, alveolus, buccal sulcus, oropharynx) often results in an unfavourable anatomic situation for prosthodontic rehabilitation. The outcome is a severe...
Ischemic wound healing and possible treatments.
Abstract: The present review describes the major steps in wound healing, the factors that clinically cause ischemia including the changes found in diabetes mellitus and the possible interventions and treatments of ischemic wounds. The number of...
Ischemic wound healing and possible treatments.
Abstract: The present review describes the major steps in wound healing, the factors that clinically cause ischemia including the changes found in diabetes mellitus and the possible interventions and treatments of ischemic wounds. The number of...
Cerebral and coronary air embolism: an intradepartmental suicide attempt.
Abstract: Uncooperative but alert on arrival, a 21-year-old suicidal man was found suddenly unconscious with agonal respirations 2 h into his Emergency Department evaluation. Initially admitted for ingesting multiple pills and self-inflicting a...
A different therapeutic approach in severe ulcerative hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
Abstract: Gurbuz, Elbüken, Yazgan, Yildiz, , , , , (2003). A different therapeutic approach in severe ulcerative hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Romanian journal of gastroenterology, 2003...
Hyperbaric oxygenation and wound healing.
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to review literature related to hyperbaric oxygenation and wound healing. The article discusses the role of oxygen in wound healing, as well as the effects of hyperbaric oxygenation to promote wound healing,...