Frostbite in a Mountain Climber Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen: Case Report

Frostbite in a mountain climber treated with hyperbaric oxygen: case report.

We describe a case of frostbite to all fingers of a mountain climber, treated with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO). All fingers eventually healed to full function, with only some cosmetic deformity to the tip of the most severely affected finger. Because few cases of frostbite treated with HBO have been reported, we hope that such case reports will stimulate future research in this area. It is hoped th...

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of Burns - Frostbite

Traditionally, burn wounds are classified according to three different “degrees”, indicating the depth of the cellular destruction induced by the thermal energy transfer. Although this classification has the advantage of being relatively simple (and largely based on macroscopic indicators such as blisters, exudate, colour and sensitivity), it does not permit in all cases to make an accurate pre...

Cerebral venous air embolism treated with hyperbaric oxygen: a case report.

We present a case of cerebral venous gas embolism. Our patient made a complete neurological recovery after hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). The principles of HBOT, compressing and eliminating air bubbles and decreasing Β-2 integrin function, thus improving microcirculation, can only be beneficial in a situation where neurological damage is likely. Retrograde cerebral venous gas embolism is a l...

Gas gangrene panophthalmitis treated with hyperbaric oxygen.

Anterior segment ischemia treated with hyperbaric oxygen.

Anterior segment ischemia developed in a 62-year-old dysthyroid patient after two-muscle adjustable suture repair of vertical strabismus. Because of a quiescent pulmonary tuberculous focus he was not treated with systemic steroid therapy but rather with hyperbaric oxygen in the controlled environment of our hospital hyperbaric chamber. He tolerated this treatment well, and his acute symptoms al...