by HBOT News | Feb 24, 2001 | Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Abstract: Necrotic/gangrenous wounds lack adequate blood supply and develop further vascular damage from either reperfusion injury or oxygen toxicity when exposed to oxygen at the wrong pressures. A prospective randomized study was performed to confirm the efficacy of...
by HBOT News | Jan 27, 2001 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: The effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) in predicting neurological recovery in patients with spinal cord injury was evaluated. HBO has been used to treat spinal cord injury, but HBO does not appear to greatly alter the neurological outcome. This...
by HBOT News | Jan 6, 2001 | Necrotizing Fasciitis
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO), that is the administration of 100% oxygen delivered under pressure, has a beneficial effect in several surgical conditions. Its use has been assessed and audited and its pharmacological effects demonstrated. It is appropriate...
by HBOT News | Jan 6, 2001 | Burns
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO), that is the administration of 100% oxygen delivered under pressure, has a beneficial effect in several surgical conditions. Its use has been assessed and audited and its pharmacological effects demonstrated. It is appropriate...
by HBOT News | Nov 28, 2000 | Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Abstract: Nonhealing foot ulcers in patients with diabetes are the leading cause of complications such as infection and amputation. This is a review of the traditional methods of good wound care for the diabetic foot ulcer. We also introduce newer methods for the...
