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
The treatment of pelvic soft tissue radiation necrosis with hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the therapeutic effects of hyperbaric oxygen on radiation-induced soft tissue necrosis in patients who previously received treatment for a gynecologic malignancy. Fourteen patients whose necrotic...
Pyoderma gangrenosum treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: The management of pyoderma gangrenosum often requires systemic drug therapy, such as corticosteroids, sulfones, or immunosuppressants, either alone or in combination. Inconsistent response to therapy is a source of frustration to both...
Postradiation dental extractions without hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: Katsikeris, Young, , , , , , , (1992). Postradiation dental extractions without hyperbaric oxygen. Oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology, 1992 Aug;74(2):155-7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1508522
Synergistic soft tissue infections of the perineum.
Abstract: Seven patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections of the perineum are described. Predisposing factors related to infection were present in four patients (diabetes mellitus, multiple myeloma, HIV, and a poorly defined immunodeficiency...
Hyperbaric oxygen and Mohs micrographic surgery in the treatment of osteoradionecrosis and recurrent cutaneous carcinoma.
Abstract: Recurrent basal cell carcinoma (BCC) overlying bony structures which has been treated with radiation may be complicated by tumor invasion of bone and osteoradionecrosis. The authors present a case of recurrent BCC in which Mohs...
Bone and gallium scans in postradiotherapy osteonecrosis of the jaw.
Abstract: The role of radiographic and nuclear imaging in evaluation of postradiotherapy osteonecrosis of the jaw was studied. Patients who had received imaging at diagnosis and following hyperbaric oxygen therapy were studied. Radiographic changes...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in diabetic foot.
Abstract: To study the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in chronic diabetic foot lesions, a prospective controlled study was undertaken. Thirty diabetics with chronic foot lesions were randomised to study group (conventional management and 4...
Synergistic soft tissue infections of the perineum.
Abstract: Seven patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections of the perineum are described. Predisposing factors related to infection were present in four patients (diabetes mellitus, multiple myeloma, HIV, and a poorly defined immunodeficiency...
[Hyperbaric oxygenation in the treatment of necrotizing fasciitis].
Abstract: The authors present the results of treatment provided to 11 patients with necrotizing fasciitis who were after a surgical operation and after administration of antibiotics treated in a hyperbaric chamber. A total of 8 patients (82%)...