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
Intestinal infarction following carbon monoxide poisoning.
Abstract: A 65 year old patient admitted with carbon monoxide poisoning developed acute pulmonary oedema during treatment with hyperbaric oxygen. After initial recovery he developed extensive intestinal ischaemia which rapidly led to death. It is...
Preliminary study of a new intraocular method in the diagnosis and treatment of Propionibacterium acnes endophthalmitis following cataract extraction.
Abstract: Late endophthalmitis, due to Propionibacterium acnes, developed in three patients following uncomplicated extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC-IOL) insertion. Cultures from the capsular bag yielded...
Bone-anchored reconstruction of the irradiated head and neck cancer patient.
Abstract: Titanium implants in facial bones for retention of epitheses or dental bridges were used for reconstruction in cancer patients after tumor surgery. Even heavily irradiated bones could integrate the implants and bear the load from the...
[Clinical aspects, pathophysiology and therapy of decompression sickness].
Abstract: The primary treatment of decompression illnesses (arterial gas embolism and all types of decompression sickness) is recompression therapy, combined with hyperbaric oxygen breathing. It is essential to initiate treatment as soon as the...
Hyperbaric oxygenation for necrotizing fasciitis.
Abstract: Kol, Melamed, , , , , , , (1993). Hyperbaric oxygenation for necrotizing fasciitis. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 1993 Apr;168(4):1336. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8475988
Hyperbaric oxygenation combined with nifedipine treatment for recent-onset retinal artery occlusion.
Abstract: We describe the results of early hyperbaric oxygenation combined with nifedipine treatment for central retinal artery occlusion, and explain the results pathophysiologically. We report four cases in which hyperbaric oxygenation therapy...
Pulmonary barotrauma after a free dive–a possible mechanism.
Abstract: Pulmonary barotrauma during scuba diving is a life-threatening event. In a skin diver, who does not use compressed air, this complication is rare and its pathophysiology is not readily understood. We present a young, healthy skin diver...
[Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis following steroid treatment in a nephrotic syndrome patient: report of a case].
Abstract: Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is a relatively rare, benign condition characterized by multiple subserosal or submucosal gas-filled cysts in the bowel wall. The cause and incidence of PCI are uncertain, but the condition is most...
A case of Buerger’s disease.
Abstract: Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans) is an uncommon vascular occlusive disease most commonly affecting the lower extremities of young male tobacco smokers. We report the case of a thirty-five-year-old man who presented with...