Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) Research for Necrotizing Fasciitis
Abstract: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) of the abdominal wall occurring in newborns is associated with a 50% mortality rate. Improved survival requires early diagnosis followed by aggressive surgical débridement. During a 10-year period, we treated 7 infants who...
Abstract: A 36-year-old male was admitted because of swelling and pain in the lower left limb. He had been diagnosed as having non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus 4 years previously and had been treated unsuccessfully with insulin. Since gas formation was...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to review the literature concerning Necrotizing Fasciitis (N.F.) and to discuss a typical case where late diagnosis led to severe consequences. A young male patient with no pertinent medical history, progressively developed a...
Abstract: The incidence of osteomyelitis of the jaws has decreased dramatically, except for a few subsets of individuals. This has been due, in no small part, to the availability of bacteriocidal antimicrobial therapy. The pathogenesis of osteomyelitis of the jaws is...
Abstract: Burge, , , , , , , , (1993). Hyperbaric oxygen. Still unproved in necrotising fasciitis. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 1993 Oct;307(6909):936. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8267775
Abstract: Kol, Melamed, , , , , , , (1993). Hyperbaric oxygenation for necrotizing fasciitis. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 1993 Apr;168(4):1336. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8475988
Abstract: Between 1971 and 1987, 32 patients with clostridial gas gangrene were treated in the Department of Surgery, University of Turku. A presumptive diagnosis of gas gangrene was made on the basis of the clinical appearance of the patient and a predominance of...
Abstract: Anaerobic necrotizing soft tissue infections are known for their devastating effects of tissue destruction and death. These infections may occur as a result of trauma, surgical intervention or occur spontaneously in predisposed individuals. They are caused...
Abstract: Fournier's syndrome, characterised by anaerobic necrotising cellulitis of the soft tissues situated below the diaphragm, is a serous disease with an unpredictable course. From 1978 to 1991, we treated 24 men with a mean age of 57 years (27 to 90 years)....