by HBOT News | Jan 31, 2015 | Necrotizing Fasciitis
Abstract: Introduction. Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon condition in general practice but one that provokes serious morbidity. It is characterized by widespread fascial necrosis with relative sparing of skin and underlying muscle. Herein, we report a fatal case...
by HBOT News | Jan 31, 2015 | Burns
Abstract: Introduction. Necrotizing fasciitis is an uncommon condition in general practice but one that provokes serious morbidity. It is characterized by widespread fascial necrosis with relative sparing of skin and underlying muscle. Herein, we report a fatal case...
by HBOT News | Jan 30, 2015 | Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Abstract: Post concussion syndrome (PCS) is a set of symptoms succeeding in 25 % of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been demonstrated as an effective method for treating acute and severe TBI, but its efficacy in PCS...
by HBOT News | Jan 30, 2015 | Chronic Wounds
Abstract: This study aimed to establish if chronic, moderate, pre-dive alcohol consumption had any affect upon susceptibility to decompression sickness (DCS) in rats. A treatment group of 15 rats were given water containing 12 mL ·L ⁻¹ of ethanol for four weeks....
by HBOT News | Jan 27, 2015 | Lyme Disease
Abstract: Lyme disease is an uncommon tick-borne multisystemic infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. The most common clinical manifestation is erythema migrans. In this report, a very unusual presentation of this condition is described, in which sudden onset...
