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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy has been used for the better part of two centuries. Search our arhives below for past HBOT news and research or scroll down for the latest.
The Latest HBOT News & Research
[Carbon monoxide poisoning, treatment and orientation].
Abstract: Colourless and odourless, each year carbon monoxide is responsible for several thousand cases of poisoning. Often collective, their symptoms are non specific and can result in serious neurological sequelae or even death, if they are not...
[Nursing care of a patient admitted to a hyperbaric chamber for a chronic wound].
Abstract: The hyperbaric chamber is a particularly relevant therapy for the healing of chronic wounds such as radiation-induced wounds, ulcers, diabetic foot or osteomyelitis. This article describes the pathway of a patient with a chronic wound...
[The hyperbaric chamber, a hostile working environment].
Abstract: Nursing practice in the hyperbaric environment draws on very specific skills. This setting, which is presented as a therapeutic tool in a range of indications, is also a hostile care environment for health professionals. A team from Lyon...
[Hypnoanalgesia, a complementary therapy for painful care procedures].
Abstract: In the framework of the management of patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy, hypnoanalgesia is a complementary pain management tool, notably during the changing of dressings. Trained in this management of care-related pain, the...
The significance of tissue biopsy for fungi in necrotizing otitis externa.
Abstract: The conventional treatment for necrotizing otitis externa (NOE) is prolonged anti-pseudomonas therapy, with surgical treatment in non-responsive patients. The aim of the present study is to describe the course of management of patients...
The significance of tissue biopsy for fungi in necrotizing otitis externa.
Abstract: The conventional treatment for necrotizing otitis externa (NOE) is prolonged anti-pseudomonas therapy, with surgical treatment in non-responsive patients. The aim of the present study is to describe the course of management of patients...
Micro-endoscopic discectomy versus percutaneous endoscopic surgery for lumbar disk herniation.
Abstract: Objective This study was performed to compare the effectiveness and safety of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) versus micro-endoscopic discectomy (MED) in the treatment of patients with lumbar disk herniation. Methods In...
[Management of urinary bladder radiation injury].
Abstract: To investigate the role of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the management of patients with radiation induced urinary bladder injury (radiation cystitis). The study comprised 23 patients with late radiation induced urinary bladder injury who...
Clinical Trial – Additional Hyperbaric Oxygen After Lower Extremity Amputation
This study evaluates the effect of additional hyperbaric oxygen therapy after lower extremity
amputation. The patients will be randomized after amputation to either a treatment group
receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or control group.