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
Hyperbaric oxygen in the therapeutic management of osteoradionecrosis of the facial bones.
Abstract: This paper reviews all 17 cases of facial bone osteoradionecrosis (ORN) which were treated in Adelaide, South Australia, in a nine-year period (1987 1996). This was 1.2% of all cases of head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy (RT)....
Management of refractory osteoradionecrosis of the jaws with surgery and adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: This retrospective study aimed to determine the effectiveness of surgery and hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment in the management of refractory osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the jaws. Of the 18 patients who had undergone this treatment, 14...
Anticoagulation therapy for radiation-induced myelopathy.
Abstract: To report the use of heparin and enoxaparin for radiation-induced myelopathy. A 48-year-old White woman with presumed metastatic lung cancer presented with worsening numbness and weakness of both legs. The neuro-oncology service was...
Anticoagulation therapy for radiation-induced myelopathy.
Abstract: To report the use of heparin and enoxaparin for radiation-induced myelopathy. A 48-year-old White woman with presumed metastatic lung cancer presented with worsening numbness and weakness of both legs. The neuro-oncology service was...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in acute necrotizing infections with a special reference to the effects on tissue gas tensions.
Abstract: Clostridial gas gangrene and perineal necrotizing fasciitis or Fournier's gangrene are rare but serious infections with an acute onset, rapid progression, systemic toxemia and a high mortality rate. The aim of this study was to...
Angiogenesis in necrotic ulcers treated with hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: Necrotic/gangrenous wounds lack adequate blood supply and develop further vascular damage from either reperfusion injury or oxygen toxicity when exposed to oxygen at the wrong pressures. A prospective randomized study was performed to...
The use of inhaled nitric oxide as adjuvant therapy in patients with burn injuries and respiratory failure.
Abstract: Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) is a relatively new modality in the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome. The purpose of this study was to examine our experience with inhaled NO in 10 adult patients with burn injuries and acute...
Radiotherapy after hyperbaric oxygenation improves radioresponse in experimental tumor models.
Abstract: We examined the effect of radiotherapy after hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) breathing in experimental tumors using a tumor growth delay assay. Tumor models used were SCCVII (radiobiological hypoxic fraction: approximately 10%) and 9L tumors...
Intrathecal low-dose bupivacaine versus lidocaine for in vitro fertilization procedures.
Abstract: Recent controversy with the use of intrathecal lidocaine has prompted the search for suitable ambulatory surgery alternatives. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the clinical utility of intrathecal low-dose bupivacaine for...