HBOT News & Research
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is increasingly appearing in the news and new research as a treatment for a variety of conditions involving inflammation. Use the search or select an article below to keep up to date on the most recent HBOT News.
Recent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) News
[Gangrene of the external genitalia].
Abstract: The term gangrene of the male external genital organs is applied to two different entities : Primary gangrene of the external genital organs (5% of cases), also called Fournier's disease, first described in 1883 : gangrene of the...
The mechanisms by which hyperbaric oxygen and carbogen improve tumour oxygenation.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been proposed to reduce tumour hypoxia by increasing the amount of dissolved oxygen in the plasma. That this actually occurs has not been verified experimentally. This study was performed to explore changes in...
Necrotizing fasciitis: an indication for hyperbaric oxygenation therapy?
Abstract: The accepted treatment protocol for necrotizing fasciitis (NF) consists of extensive surgery and wide spectrum antibiotics. Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) has been recommended as adjuvant therapy for NF, improving patient mortality and...
Infectious disease indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Abstract: Brown, Sands, , , , , , , (1995). Infectious disease indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Comprehensive therapy, 1995 Nov;21(11):663-7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8697739
Six patients whose perianal and ileocolic Crohn’s disease improved in the Dead Sea environment.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen has been used in the management of perianal Crohn's disease on the assumption that tissue oxygenation is impaired. The Dead Sea region of Israel is the lowest point on earth (402 m below sea level), and therefore the...
Irradiated bone and its management.
Abstract: There are two undeniable attributes of radiotherapy: its value in controlling head and neck malignancies and the progressive damage it inflicts on all treated tissues. It is fortunate that over the past decade, we have developed...
[Osteoradionecrosis of the jaws].
Abstract: 9 patients with osteoradionecrosis of the mandible were treated during 1975-1994. All primary tumor had received high dose external radiation or brachytherapy, using iridium-192 sources. In 6 patients the complication was triggered,...
Peroneal motor nerve crush injury and hyperbaric oxygen effect.
Abstract: The potential therapeutic effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) after rat peroneal nerve crush was evaluated. Animals were given 100% oxygen at 2.5 atmosphere absolute for 90 minutes twice daily for 1 week and then once daily for 1 week....
Interstitial hyperthermia and iridium-192 treatment alone vs. interstitial iridium-192 treatment/hyperthermia and low dose cisplatinum infusion in the treatment of locally advanced head and neck malignancies.
Abstract: To determine whether the addition of low dose platinum infusional chemotherapy adds to the effectiveness of interstitial hyperthermia/iridium-192 management of locally advanced head and neck malignancies. From 1987 to 1993, 36 patients...