Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in osteomyelitis

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for primary sternal osteomyelitis: a case report

INTRODUCTION Primary osteomyelitis of the sternum is a rare condition, which accounts for 0.3% of all cases of osteomyelitis reported in the literature. The diagnosis requires a high degree of suspicion and confirmation by percutaneous biopsy. The treatment consists of resection of the periosteum and affected bone. Despite reports of successful conservative treatment using antibiotics alone, ea...

Anti-infective therapy without antimicrobials: Apparent successful treatment of multidrug resistant osteomyelitis with hyperbaric oxygen therapy

a Service Des Maladies Infectieuses, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de la Conception, 147 boulevard Baille, 13005 Marseille, France Centre Interrégional de Référence des Infections Ostéo-articulaires Méditerranée Sud, 147 boulevard Baille, 13005 Marseille, France Centre De Médecine Hyperbare, Pôle RUSH, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille, France d Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital d'I...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is emerging in veterinary medicine as an effective treatment or adjunct therapy for a variety of disorders in which improving oxygen delivery to tissues is a priority. The primary mechanisms of action of HBOT are (1) immediate hyperoxygenation of plasma and tissues and (2) decreased gas bubble (air embolus) size. With each hyperbaric 'dive,' secondary physiologi...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

The author describes the history of and potential medical uses for hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy, a useful adjunct to more established therapies.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.