Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves inhalation of 100% oxygen at supra-
atmospheric ambient pressure. HBOT is used as either a primary or adjunctive treatment in …

Abstract Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a treatment procedure that involves breathing
100% O 2 for a certain time and under a certain pressure. HBOT is commonly administrated …

This article reviews the applications of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) as an adjunctive treatment
of certain infectious processes. Infections for which HBO has been studied and is …

Necrotizing soft-tissue infections are rapidly spreading bacterial infections that account for a
relatively small proportion of infections, but are aggressive in nature and nearly uniformly …

Hyperbaric oxygen can produce a variety of effects in addition to reducing air and gas
embolism. It increases the killing ability of leukocytes and is lethal to certain anaerobic …

Objectives. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is often combined with antibiotic therapy for
infections such as gas gangrene and osteomyelitis. Although numerous investigations have …

" It can help reverse the effects of strokes and head injuries. It can help heal damaged
tissues. It can fight infections and diseases. It can save limbs. The treatment is here, now …

Mechanistically, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) appears useful for the treatment of osteomyelitis.
HBO increases the oxygen tension in infected tissue, including bone. An adequate oxygen …

Oxygen is one of the most versatile and powerful agents available to the modern medical
practitioner. The therapeutic use of oxygen under pressure is known as hyperbaric oxygen …

Treating chronic wounds and infections are challenging medical problems worldwide.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), the administration of 100% oxygen at pressures greater …