by HBOT News | Sep 27, 2012 | Stroke
Abstract: Treatments that could extend the therapeutic window of opportunity for stroke patients are urgently needed. Early administration of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been proven neuroprotective in the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) in rodents....
by HBOT News | Sep 26, 2012 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: It is a common belief that neurosurgical interventions can cause inevitable damage resulting from the procedure itself in surgery especially for intramedullary spinal cord tumors. The present study was designed to examine if hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning...
by HBOT News | Sep 25, 2012 | Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Abstract: We investigated the validity of probe-to-bone testing in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis in a selected subgroup of patients clinically suspected of having diabetic foot osteomyelitis. Between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2008, inpatients and outpatients...
by HBOT News | Sep 18, 2012 | Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Abstract: A diabetic infected foot with erythema and fluctuation can suspect that the infection has passed the fascial compartmental, a condition that requires surgical drainage. Elective amputation may be considered for patients who have recurrent ulcers,...
by HBOT News | Sep 18, 2012 | Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Abstract: A chronic wound is defined as an area where the skin is not intact that fails to heal within eight weeks. Such wounds usually develop on the lower limbs as a complication of diabetes, venous insufficiency, or inadequate arterial perfusion. Most of the...
