by HBOT News | Jan 10, 2018 | Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Abstract: We analyzed 356 patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and systemic steroids (n = 161), systemic steroids alone (n = 160), or intratympanic and systemic steroids (n = 35). The main outcome measure...
by HBOT News | Jan 10, 2018 | Intestinal Ischemia
Abstract: To evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) on the expression of the genes antioxidant glutathione peroxidase 4 (Gpx4) and lactoperoxidase (Lpo) in the lung of mice subjected to intestinal ischemia and reperfusion (IIR). Control group (CG) in...
by HBOT News | Jan 9, 2018 | Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Peripheral Neuropathy
Abstract: Vascular assessment of the lower extremity is a critical step in any patient presenting with lower extremity chronic wounds to predict the likelihood of healing and risk of amputation. This concept is vital in patients with diabetes due to their complex...
by HBOT News | Jan 9, 2018 | Malnutrition
Abstract: Nutritional assessment and support is essential for wound management. The hyperbaric oxygen clinic is a unique outpatient service where chronically unwell patients present daily for hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) over several weeks, allowing time for...
by HBOT News | Jan 6, 2018 | Cancer
Abstract: Radiation dermatitis (RD), an inflammatory skin disease that can be an unwanted side effect of medical radiation therapy (RT), most commonly occurs in patients undergoing cancer of the ENT, anal, and vulvar regions. The side effects on the skin and mucous...
