by HBOT News | Sep 22, 2018 | Poisoning
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2 ) therapy is infrequently reported as a treatment for poison-induced retinal damage. We describe a case in which HBO2 therapy was used to treat suspected retinal toxicity induced by quinine. We present a case in which HBO2 was used to...
by HBOT News | Sep 22, 2018 | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Abstract: The fetus is uniquely susceptible to carbon monoxide (CO) exposure. We present a case of severe unintentional CO poisoning in the first trimester of pregnancy. A 23-year-old G5P2022 female at 11 weeks’ gestational age sat in a car with the engine...
by HBOT News | Sep 12, 2018 | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Abstract: Delayed neuropsychiatric sequelae (DNS) are serious complications of carbon monoxide poisoning; neuropsychiatric disorders can occur within a few days of recovery from acute poisoning. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been the main treatment of carbon...
by HBOT News | Sep 12, 2018 | Pulmonary Fibrosis
Abstract: Pulmonary fibrosis is a fatal respiratory disease that gradually leads to dyspnea, mainly accompanied by excessive collagen production in the fibroblast and myofibroblast through mechanisms such as abnormal alveolar epithelial cells remodeling and...
by HBOT News | Sep 7, 2018 | Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Abstract: Background: Dementia is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Anticholinergic drugs have been frequently associated with a negative effect on cognition and increased risk of dementia. Previous studies have been restrained by comorbid medical...
