by HBOT News | Jan 1, 1982 | Chronic Wounds
Abstract: 42 cases of spinal epidural abscesses were operated on in the years 1957-1980, among approximately 8,000 spinal operations. Staphylococcus aureus was the microorganism most commonly isolated from infected material and the primary source of infection was in...
by HBOT News | Oct 1, 1981 | Spinal Cord Injuries
Abstract: To study the acute effects of hyperbaric oxygen ventilation (HBO) on long-tract function following spinal cord trauma, the authors employed a technique for monitoring spinal cord evoked potentials (SCEP) as an objective measure of translesion neuronal...
by HBOT News | Apr 24, 1981 | Cancer
Abstract: Radiation therapy has been an integral part of curative cancer therapy for many decades. The tolerance of normal tissues traversed by radiation and resistant tumor cell populations traditionally have limited the radiocurability to certain tumors, especially...
by HBOT News | Jan 1, 1981 | Stroke
Abstract: Twenty-two patients with cerebral infarction secondary to occlusion of a carotid or middle cerebral artery were exposed to hyperbaric oxygen at 1.5 atmospheres absolute pressure. Ten of the patients demonstrated improved motor function during hyperbaric...
by HBOT News | Jan 1, 1981 | Anaerobic Bacterial Infection
Abstract: Four patients developed diffuse cervicofacial cellulitis following an acute circumscribed infection of dental origin. Necrosis of skin, subcutaneous and muscle layers was associated with a severe generalised toxic infective syndrome, producing a clinical...
