Gas gangrene panophthalmitis treated with hyperbaric oxygen.

Clostridial brain abscess and hyperbaric oxygen.

The first case of 'gas gangrene' of the brain treated with hyperbaric oxygen is reported. It is suggested that there is no place in clostridial infection confined to the central nervous system for hyperbaric oxygen treatment. The early onset of symptoms in clostridial brain abscess with the presence of a gas bubble localizing the abscess were again confirmed. The importance of taking a careful ...

The management of gas gangrene with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

HBO and gas gangrene. A case report.

A 58-year old man, in a mediocre health condition, was admitted into Landspitallin Fossvogur, the University of Reykjavik City Hospital, Iceland, because of fever, chills, local pain and swelling due to the presence of a big old wound in his left heel. The first clinical appearance showed a gas gangrene of the area. The patient immediately underwent a surgical debridement and a fasciotomy, and ...

Hyperbaric oxygen in the critically ill.

OBJECTIVE To review aspects of hyperbaric medicine pertinent to treating critically ill patients with hyperbaric oxygen in both monoplace and multiplace chambers. DATA SOURCES Literature review of online databases, research repositories, and clinical trial registries. RESULTS The search of these resources produced information regarding technical considerations, feasibility, risk, and patien...

Acute pulmonary edema secondary to hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of diabetic ulcers, air embolism, carbon monoxide poisoning and gas gangrene with minimal adverse effects. Very few cases of HBOT causing acute pulmonary edema (PE) has been described; with a study on dogs suggesting that a complication of this therapy could be PE. We describe the case of an 80-year-old man with a ...