Alternative treatment options for wound recovery
Traditional wound healing consists of using gauze, lint, plasters and wadding to prevent bleeding, absorb fluids and protect the affected area from exposure to harmful elements. This treatment option has been trusted for centuries and continues to take precedence as an immediate and effective option in the event of an accident. But wound healing is complex, and it happens in phases: the inflammatory phase, proliferative phase and maturation phase, according to the School of Medical Sciences at Universiti Sains Malaysia. With the intricacies of the process, alternative routes to treatment may be considerable.
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Source: Advanced Tissue - July 29, 2019 Category: Dermatology Authors: AdvancedTissue Tags: Wound Care wound care treatment healing wounds Source Type: news
The National Brain Injury Rescue and Rehabilitation Study - a multicenter observational study of hyperbaric oxygen for mild traumatic brain injury with post-concussive symptoms - Mozayeni BR, Duncan W, Zant E, Love TL, Beckman RL, Stoller KP.
The National Brain Injury Rescue and Rehabilitation Project was established as a preliminary study to test the safety and practicality of multi-center hyperbaric oxygen administration for the post-concussive symptoms of chronic mild traumatic brain injury ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Program and Other Evaluations, Effectiveness Studies Source Type: news
TherOx wins FDA approval for SuperSaturated Oxygen therapy
TherOx said today that it won pre-market approval from the FDA for its SuperSaturated Oxygen Therapy system for acute myocardial infarction.
Irvine, Calif.-based TherOx touted the PMA as the first heart attack treatment approved to reduce infarct size since the federal safety watchdog OK’d percutaneous coronary interventions.
Indicated for patients suffering from left anterior descending ST-elevation myocardial infarction – the most deadly form of heart attack, known colloquially as the “widowmaker” – within six hours of onset and after stenting, SSO2 therapy delivers hyperbaric levels of oxygen direc...
Source: Mass Device - April 4, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Cardiovascular Featured Regulatory/Compliance Wall Street Beat TherOx Inc Source Type: news
Erratum to "Hyperbaric oxygen treatment resistant carbon monoxide poisoning" [JCA 55 (2019) 102-102] - Erg özen S.
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Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Factors that influence the decision for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in cases of carbon monoxide poisoning: a retrospective study - Altintop I, Akcin ME, Tatli M, Ilbasmis MS.
Carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) is one of the most common types of potentially fatal poisoning throughout the world. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is an effective and quick response modality that clears symptoms and prevents sequelae. HBOT should be adm... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
South Africa: Quack Claims About Oxygen Treatment Are Dangerous
[GroundUp] If you go scuba-diving and come up to the surface too fast, you might need Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. But, experts warn, it can't treat cancer, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, autism, or arthritis, as some quack outfits are claiming. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 15, 2019 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and mortality from carbon monoxide poisoning: a nationwide observational study - Nakajima M, Aso S, Matsui H, Fushimi K, Yasunaga H.
We examined the effects of HBOT on CO poisoning and further strived to delineate its inherent effects on s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Despite New Research, Scientists Want More Proof That Hyperbaric Oxygen Treats Alzheimer's
“We now have an irrefutable biomarker system that this intervention has promise where no other real hope for recovery of dementia has ever existed before,” said Dr. Edward Fogarty chairman of Radiology at the University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 25, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robin Seaton Jefferson, Contributor Source Type: news
HBOT showed improvement in Alzheimer's Disease
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) Dr. Paul Harch, at LSU Health New Orleans, and Dr. Edward Fogarty, at the University of North Dakota, report the first PET scan-documented case of improvement in brain metabolism in Alzheimer's disease in a patient treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Variability in treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning in Japan: a multicenter retrospective survey - Fujita M, Oda Y, Kaneda K, Kawamura Y, Nakahara T, Todani M, Yagi T, Koga Y, Tsuruta R.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to identify practice differences in the treatment of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning with or without hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy in Japan. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Using an online survey website (G... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 12, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment resistant carbon monoxide poisoning - Erg özen S.
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Language: en... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 3, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Service specification for hyperbaric oxygen therapy
NHS England has published a service specification for provision of hyperbaric oxygen treatment services. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - November 9, 2018 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Hyperbaric Oxygen Effective For Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
(MedPage Today) -- Meta-analysis: more patients recover completely than with medical therapy alone (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 28, 2018 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Study: Oxygen Therapy May Help Sudden Hearing Loss
Hyperbaric oxygen treatment added to standard drug therapy "is the most beneficial treatment option" for a type of sudden hearing loss, a research team in South Korea has found after a review of the collected evidence. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - September 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sechrist Industries And Dartmouth's Geisel School Of Medicine Work Together To Bring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy To Tanzania
ANAHEIM, Calif., June 26, 2018 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Sechrist Industries, Inc. has partnered with Jay Buckey, MD, Professor of Medicine at Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine, to bring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to T... Devices Sechrist Industries, hyperbaric oxygen, hyperbaric therapy, hyperbaric chamber (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - June 26, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
