Abstract: Patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) present with ischemic rest pain or with tissue loss. Tissue loss, in its mildest presentation, includes focal ischemic ulceration or nonhealing wounds. Gangrene is the manifestation of severe chronic ischemia....
Chronic Wounds
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Research for Chronic Wounds.
Double-blind randomized phase II study of hyperbaric oxygen in patients with radiation-induced brachial plexopathy.
Abstract: Radiation-induced brachial plexopathy (RIBP) is an untreatable complication of curative radiotherapy for early breast cancer, characterized by chronic neuropathic pain and limb paralysis. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy is known to promote healing of tissue...
Hyperbaric oxygenation as a successful therapeutic approach in oral wound dehiscence after operative stabilization of an unstable post-traumatic odontoid non-union.
Abstract: The non-operative treatment of unstable traumatic Anderson's type II odontoid fractures has a high risk potential to develop non-unions. Even after operative stabilization literature reveals non-union rates up to 20%. Acute life threatening complications are...
[Hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Clinical use in treatment of osteomyelitis, osteoradionecrosis and reconstructive surgery of the irradiated mandible].
Abstract: The aim of hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) is to increase transported oxygen in the blood over the rise of the physiologically solved part. In oral and maxillofacial surgery, treatment-resistant osteomyelitis and osteoradionecrosis are indications for HBO...
Use of hyperbaric oxygen chamber in the management of radiation-related complications of the anorectal region: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Abstract: This article was undertaken to present two cases of nonhealing ulcers that occurred after primary radiation therapy and local excision of suspected residual or recurrent anal carcinomas. Both patients responded favorably to hyperbaric chamber treatment....
Enhancement of wound healing by hyperbaric oxygen and transforming growth factor beta3 in a new chronic wound model in aged rabbits.
Abstract: Although hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been used clinically for 3 decades, there have been few controlled clinical trials. Animal models have not been adequate to test the efficacy of HBO in the treatment of chronic wounds, either by itself or in combination...
The treatment of chronic radiation proctitis with hyperbaric oxygen in patients with prostate cancer.
Abstract: Kitta, Shinohara, Shirato, Otsuka, Koyanagi, , , , (2000). The treatment of chronic radiation proctitis with hyperbaric oxygen in patients with prostate cancer. BJU international, 2000 Feb;85(3):372-4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10671898
Effect of hyperbaric oxygen on the regeneration of experimental crush injuries of nerves.
Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen has been successfully used on treatment of acute ischemic injuries involving soft tissues and chronic injuries. In nerve crush injuries, the mechanisms involved are very similar to those found in ischemic injuries. Consequently, it is...
A multidisciplinary, therapy-based, team approach for efficient and effective wound healing: a retrospective study.
Abstract: This paper presents a 4-year retrospective study (1994 to 1998) of therapy-based treatment outcomes for chronic wounds of all stages and most common etiologies. Treatment in this study consists of outpatient wound treatments given by trained therapists and...