BACKGROUND Pneumocephalus (PNC) is defined as a pathological collection of gas within the cranial cavity. The authors studied the effects of hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO2) therapy on a group of patients with PNC, comparing them with a control group to determine the relative impact on pneumocephalus volume, clinical symptoms, and duration of hospitalization. METHODS Twenty-four patients with PN...

BACKGROUND The high incidence of persistent postconcussion symptoms in service members with combat-related mild traumatic brain injury has prompted research in the use of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) for management. OBJECTIVE The effects of HBO2 on persistent postconcussion symptoms in 60 military service members with at least 1 combat-related mild traumatic brain injury were examined in a single...

The effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) on eye movement abnormalities in 60 military servicemembers with at least one mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) from combat were examined in a single-center, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, prospective study at the Naval Medicine Operational Training Center. During the 10 wk of the study, each subject was delivered a series of 40, once a day, h...

INTRODUCTION Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) is effective therapy for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. In recent years, many hyperbaric physicians in the US have felt that numbers of patients referred for treatment of CO poisoning have decreased. Further, since the 2002 Weaver et al study (5), there has been discussion regarding the best treatment protocol. This study was conducted to determine numbers...

UNLABELLED The pediatric patient is to be found in hyperbaric facilities throughout the world, receiving hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy for both life-threatening and chronic diseases. OBJECTIVE To review the experience accumulated at the Israel Naval Medical Institute in the treatment of pediatric patients. DESIGN A retrospective analysis and review of all records of patients younger than ...

At a family gathering, a 22-month-old child fell into the swimming pool. When his absence was noted a few minutes later, his father, an ophthalmologist, pulled him from the pool and initiated resuscitation. The child was admitted to intensive care at the county hospital that receives all drowning victims in the area. The child was comatose, and his parents were told that he would die. Had his p...

Feasibility and efficiency of using carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) buckle arrestors in steel offshore pipelines with D/t 28 40 are investigated hyperbaric chamber tests. CFRP manufactured Prepreg (PP), Wet-Layup (WL) Vacuum Bagging (VB) curing methods, coarse fine sand surface preparations. A parametric study is performed that outlines the performance various geometric configurations. E...

METHODS: A total of 47 divers (age 35.4 ± 8.6 years, 81% men) with a PFO (PFO group) or treated with a catheter-based PFO closure (closure group) were enrolled in this case-controlled observational trial. All divers were examined after a simulated dive in a hyperbaric chamber: 34 divers (19 in the PFO group, 15 in the closure group) performed a dive to 18 m for 80 min, and 13 divers (8 in the P...