by Sharon Kuttner | Jul 29, 2020 | Other Research
Abstract Objective. To evaluate the short-duration hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can improve HbA1c levels, leukocyte count, and serum creatinine levels in patients with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) Wagner 3-4. Methods. Blood samples from all DFU patients at Sanglah...
by Sharon Kuttner | Jul 29, 2020 | Other Research
Abstract Objective To describe the most common types of wounds indicated for hyperbaric oxygen therapy and the results. Method Cross-sectional study at a Hyperbaric Centre in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The medical records of 200 patients treated with...
by Sharon Kuttner | Jul 29, 2020 | Other Research
Abstract There are currently 13 indications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The European Consensus Conference on Hyperbaric Medicine has 28 indications approved for its use. However, neither includes the use of...
by Sharon Kuttner | Jul 29, 2020 | Other Research
Abstract Background The prevalence of postoperative wound infection in patients with neuromuscular scoliosis surgery is significantly higher than that in patients with other spinal surgery. Hyperbaric oxygen has been used as a supplement to treat postsurgical...
by Sharon Kuttner | Jul 29, 2020 | Stroke Research
Abstract What is the central question of this study? Is there a beneficial effect and what are the mechanisms of acute and multiple hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO2) exposures on the outcome of cerebral tissue injury induced by a transient middle cerebral artery occlusion...
