s-4. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

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.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Oxygen toxic seizures during hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

144,000 hits on Google for the two words “bleomycin” and “scuba” demonstrate the continued interest in the subject of diving after bleomycin therapy; some very conservative, and some more liberal regarding recommendations. My thanks to UHM, which published “Scuba diving post-bleomycin therapy” (UHM 2010, Vol. 37, No. 6, p. 455), documenting a recreational diver’s return to scuba after his chemo...