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
Pyoderma gangrenosum and progressive cutaneous ulceration.
Abstract: Pyoderma gangrenosum is a cutaneous disorder characterized by slowly progressive ulceration which is refractory to local wound care and antibiotic therapy. The diagnosis is made after the exclusion of other causes of cutaneous ulceration....
Diffuse spreading Clostridium septicum infection, malignant disease and immune suppression.
Abstract: Nineteen patients have been treated with gas gangrene infection proved on cultures to be caused by Clostridium septicum. Infection occurred after trauma in three patients and occurred spontaneously in 16, including six patients with...
Hypothermic hyperbaric irradiation.
Abstract: Sealy, Harrison, Morrell, , , , , , (1988). Hypothermic hyperbaric irradiation. The British journal of radiology, 1988 Mar;61(723):269. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3349275
Surgical management of osteoradionecrosis of the temporal bone.
Abstract: The surgical management of osteoradionecrosis of the temporal bone has met with limited success because of the difficulty in accurate assessment of the viability of nonnecrotic bone intraoperatively. Failure to resect all nonviable bone...
Necrotizing soft tissue infections and adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen.
Abstract: Zanetti, , , , , , , , (1988). Necrotizing soft tissue infections and adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen. Chest, 1988 Mar;93(3):670-1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3342685
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment for rheumatoid arthritis; failure to show worthwhile benefit.
Abstract: Davis, Griffiths, Stevens, , , , , , (1988). Hyperbaric oxygen treatment for rheumatoid arthritis; failure to show worthwhile benefit. British journal of rheumatology, 1988 Feb;27(1):72. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3337935
CSF morphine levels after lumbar intrathecal administration of isobaric and hyperbaric solutions for cancer pain.
Abstract: The objectives of this study were to compare the pharmacokinetic properties and the duration of analgesia following intrathecal administration (L5-S1) of 2 mg morphine in 2 forms: (1) an isobaric (NaCl 0.9%) and (2) a hyperbaric solution...
Randomized controlled trial of topical hyperbaric oxygen for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
Abstract: The effect of 2 wk of topical hyperbaric oxygen (THO) treatment on the healing of diabetic foot ulcers without associated gangrene was evaluated in a prospective, controlled, and randomized manner in 28 patients. There were 12 patients in...
Randomized controlled trial of topical hyperbaric oxygen for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
Abstract: The effect of 2 wk of topical hyperbaric oxygen (THO) treatment on the healing of diabetic foot ulcers without associated gangrene was evaluated in a prospective, controlled, and randomized manner in 28 patients. There were 12 patients in...