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Maia, Mariana Cervaens Costa. "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in sports medicine." Doctoral thesis, [s.n.], 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/4224.
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Doutoramento em Biotecnologia e Saúde, especialidade em Epidemiologia e Saúde PúblicaAs lesões desportivas são um grande problema no que diz respeito à sua rápida reabilitação. Inúmeros estudos tentam encontrar a técnica mais rápida capaz de acelerar o processo da recuperação. A oxigenoterapia hiperbárica (OTH) é a aplicação de 100% de oxigénio numa câmara hiperbárica a pressões mais elevadas do que o nível do mar. A inalação de OTH comporta-se como um fármaco multifacetado dotado de efeitos anti-isquémicos, anti-hipóxicos, anti-edematosos, pós-lesão e anti-infecciosos. Portanto, o objetivo desta tese foi analisar a influência da OTH na recuperação de lesões desportivas, como contusão muscular e do ligamento cruzado anterior (LCA) pós ruptura. Em primeiro lugar, verificou-se se a aplicação de OTH melhorou as propriedades biomecânicas, tais como rigidez, alongamento máximo e peso máximo, dos gastrocnémios de ratos após induzir contusão muscular. Em segundo lugar, era de nosso interesse analisar, após de se ter induzido uma contusão muscular nos gastrocnémios dos ratos, a influência da OTH na bioenergética mitocondrial avaliada através do consumo de oxigénio e potencial transmembranar e susceptibilidade à indução do poro de transição de permeabilidade mitocondrial, em mitocôndrias isoladas. Finalmente, no último trabalho experimental, tentou-se verificar se a aplicação de OTH tem a capacidade de melhorar a neovascularização, por meio da análise do factor de crescimento do endotélio vascular (VEGF), bem como analisar a proliferação e a produção de proteína, em coelhos com ruptura do LCA. A OTH parece desempenhar um papel importante na recuperação de lesões musculares, mais especificamente, na contusão muscular em ratos, melhorando as propriedades biomecânicas musculares, tais como a rigidez e peso máximo e na bioenergética mitocondrial, onde o tempo até que o inchaço na mitocôndria iniciasse em grande escala foi menor no grupo submetido a OTH, assim como a amplitude de inchaço foi maior, o que atrasou a apoptose mitocondrial. Contudo, em relação à ruptura do LCA, a OTH promoveu a neovascularização, activando VEGF, mas no entanto, contribuindo para o aumento da espessura da cápsula. VII Palavras-chave: Oxigenoterapia hiperbárica, gastrocnémios, contusão muscular, propriedades biomecânicas, bioenergética mitocondrial, ligamento cruzado anterior, neovascularização, colagénio tipo I. Sports injuries is a major problem what concerns to its rapid rehabilitation. There is innumerous attempting to find the faster technique to apply to the injured ones to accelerate its recovery. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) is the application of 100% oxygen in a hyperbaric chamber at pressures higher than sea level. The inhalation of HBO has already shown that behaves like a multifaceted drug endowed with anti-ischemic, anti-hypoxic, anti-edematous, pro-healing and anti-infective effects. Therefore, the objective of this thesis was to analyze the influence of HBO in the recovery from sports injuries such as muscle contusion and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Firstly, it was verified if HBO improved the biomechanical properties, such as hardness, maximum elongation and maximum weight, of rats’ gastrocnemius after inducing muscle contusion. Secondly, it was of our interest to analyze skeletal muscle mitochondrial energetic of rats’ gastrocnemius after induced muscle contusion, by determining end points related to oxygen consumption, transmembrane electric potential and permeability transition pore susceptibility in isolated mitochondria. At last, our last experimental work aimed to verify if HBO has the ability to improve neovascularization, through the analysis of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) as well the proliferation and protein production, of rabbit ruptured ACL. HBO seems to play an important role in the recovery of muscle injuries, more specifically, muscle contusion in rats, by improving muscle biomechanical properties, such as hardness and maximum weight and in mitochondria energetic, where the time until large scale swelling initiates in mitochondria was lower in HBO and the swelling amplitude was higher, which delayed mitochondria apoptosis. However, concerning to ACL rupture, HBO increased neovascularization by activating VEGF, contributing for the increasing of capsule thickness. Les lésions sportives sont un grand problème en ce qui concerne la rapidité de sa réhabilitation. De nombreux études essayent de trouver la plus rapide et moins douloureuse technique capable d’accélérer le processus de récupération. L’oxygénothérapie hyperbare (OHB) consiste à l’inhalation de 100% d’oxygène dans un caisson étanche avec une pression plus élevée que celui de la mer. Il a été démontré que l’inhalation de l’OHB se comporte comme une drogue à multiple facette, qui permet d'agir sur l'ischémie tissulaire qu'elle qu'en soit la cause : vasculaire, traumatique, toxique, ou infectieuse. Pourtant, l’objectif de cette étude a été d’analyser l’influence de l’OHB dans la récupération des lésions sportifs, l’ecchymose du ligament croisé antérieur post rupture. Dans un premier temps, on a vérifié si l’utilisation de l’OHB améliore les propriétés biomécaniques, comme la rigidité, l’étirement maximum et le poids maximum, des Gastrocnémiens chez les rats après induire une ecchymose. Deuxièmement, cela été dans notre intérêts d’analyser, après induire une ecchymose des Gastrocnémiens chez les rats, l’influence du OBH dans la bioénergétique mitochondriale, évalué à travers la consommation d’oxygène, le potentiel transmembranaire et la susceptibilité d’induction du pore de transition de perméabilité mitochondrial, des mitochondries isolés. Pour finir, lors du dernier travail expérimental, nous avons essayé de vérifier si l’application de l’OHB a la capacité d’amélioré la néo vascularisation, en analysant le facteur de croissance de l’endothélium vasculaire (en anglais Vascular endothelial growth factor, VEGF), en analysant aussi la prolifération et la production de protéine, sur des lapins avec rupture du LCA. L’OHB semble avoir un rôle important dans la récupération des lésions musculaires, plus précisément sur l’ecchymose chez les rats, améliorant ainsi les propriétés biomécaniques musculaires, comme la rigidité, le poids maximum et la bioénergétique mitochondriale. Le temps pour que l’oedème dans la mitochondrie arrive à grande échelle a été plus faible dans le groupe soumis à l’OHB, comme l’amplitude de l’oedème fut plus grand, ce qui a retardé XI l’apoptose mitochondrial. Toutefois, en ce qui concerne la rupture du LCA, l’OHB a promu la néo vascularisation, activant le VEGF, contribuant à une capsule épaisse.
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Kunin, Wendy. "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy following arthroscopic meniscectomy surgery." Thesis, McGill University, 2004. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=80308.
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This study investigated the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy following partial arthroscopic meniscectomy surgery on swelling, perceived pain, range of motion at the knee joint, isokinetic strength, and leg function. Subjects were 8 males and 1 female with an acute tear to the meniscus. Subjects were randomly assigned to either a control group (n = 5) or an HBO2 treatment group (n = 5). The HBO 2 group received 5 HBO2 treatments at 2.5 ATA for 90 minutes at 95% O2 beginning 24 hours post-operation. Both groups were tested pre-operation (day 0) and on days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 20, 35, and 50 post-surgery. No significant difference was found between groups for any of the dependant variables. The results indicated that the control and HBO2 groups responded in a similar pattern when assessed for swelling, perceived pain, range of motion at the knee joint, leg function and isokinetic strength.
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Hodge, Rachel Elizabeth. "Coping During Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Predictors and Intervention." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Psychology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2167.
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The present research sought to understand patient experiences during Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) by using 24 HBOT patients (17 men, 7 women) to examine the relationship between individual variables and anxiety, and providing One Session Exposure Therapy (OSET; Öst, 1989) if necessary. Pre-HBOT participants completed the following measures: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI; Spielberger, 1983), Claustrophobia Questionnaire (CLQ; Radomsky, Rachman, Thordarson, McIsaac, & Teachman, 2001), Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI; Reiss, Peterson, Gursky, & McNally, 1986), and Treatment Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ; Devilly & Borkovec, 2000). State Anxiety was assessed pre-HBOT and at the tenth and last sessions. Findings suggest Dispositional Anxiety (STAI-Trait + ASI), Expectancy of symptom improvement (CEQ), and gender were significantly predictive of State Anxiety before and during HBOT. Limitations and directions for future research are discussed.
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Philips, Alyssa. "EFFECTS OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN ON STAPYLOCOCCUS AUREUS." OpenSIUC, 2018. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2328.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is an old technology which has acquired value in chronic wound care. HBOT is known to promote local and systemic healing effects by improving the oxygenation of the wound tissue. The increased tissue oxygenation hastens removal of the bacterial bioburden, which allows resolution of inflammation and facilitates matrix production, cell division, and ultimately wound closure. Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequently isolated organism from Diabetic Foot Infections (DFI). Therefore, our lab chose to use the treatment paradigm of HBOT to initially look at the single species level as to how HBOT affects S. aureus. DFI are primarily polymicrobial, so the responses of bacterial communities to this therapy were also considered. Previous research focused solely on host response to HBOT, but our pilot testing indicates that HBOT also exhibits a bacterial response. Initial testing with S. aureus indicated that HBOT can create growth defects in bacteria in vitro. In preliminary experiments, our lab discovered that bacterial culture on solid medium is greatly altered under the pressure of hyperbaric oxygen. Normal robust growth and pigmentation are seen in S. aureus cultured in ambient conditions. However, when the same strain is cultured under HBOT conditions, there is a marked decrease in pigmentation and colony size. When other species were exposed to HBOT conditions, growth on solid media was significantly diminished. Interestingly, K. pneumoniae is able to grow normally under HBOT conditions. Normal air mixtures at the increased pressure do not have any discernable effect on bacterial growth, and the limiting effects of oxygen are not seen unless used at the increased pressure. In a broth macrodilution MIC assay, various antibiotics show an increase in susceptibility after exposure to HBOT. Lastly, biofilm formation is altered under HBOT conditions, further supporting a bacterial adjustment to HBOT and an altered mode of growth. In order to better understand the effects of a high pressure high oxygen environment on the bacterial bioburden, this study investigates the effects of HBOT on bacterial species comprising a chronic wound. Primary data has suggested that HBOT increases susceptibility of antibiotics, and can alter bacterial transcription to hinder growth of many organisms. We hypothesize that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy affects diabetic foot infections by changing the healing process via transcriptional alteration of bacterial species in the wound. Furthermore, we hypothesize that HBOT alters the efficacy of some antibiotics as well as affecting the biofilm capacity of many bacterial species.
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Vudiniabola, Sunia. "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment and prevention of osteoradionecrosis /." Title page, contents and summary only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09DM/09dmv986.pdf.
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McGavock, Jonathan M. "The effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on aerobic performance following fatigue." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape9/PQDD_0027/MQ50544.pdf.
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Germain, Geneviève. "Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on exercise-induced muscle injury." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=29504.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of HBO2 therapy on exercise-induced muscle damage. Subjects (n = 16 university student volunteers) were randomly divided into an experimental group that received HBO2 therapy and a control group that did not receive any treatments. HBO2 treatments consisted of 5 sessions of breathing 95% oxygen at 2.5 atm abs for 100 min. Temporary muscle soreness was created using a single-leg eccentric exercise task involving the quadriceps femoris. Over the next 14 days, measurements were obtained on muscle soreness, leg circumference, quadriceps peak torque, quadriceps average power, fatigue and plasma creative kinase. After eccentric exercise, plasma CK levels and perceived muscle soreness were elevated but were not different between HBO2 and control groups. HBO2 therapy did not alter leg circumference, quadriceps peak torque, average power or fatigue compared to the control group. The data indicated that five HBO2 treatments did not speed recovery following eccentric exercise that induced temporary muscle damage.
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Skelton, Deborah. "The effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on acute ankle sprains /." Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=31140.
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This study investigated the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy on acute ankle injuries and determined if HBO therapy shortened time to recovery, decreased edema and pain, and increased range of motion and strength of the ankle. Subjects were randomly assigned to either an experimental (HBO) group (n = 4) or a control group (n = 4). All subjects received the same standardized physical therapy for lateral ankle sprains at the McGill Sport Medicine Clinic. The HBO group received 5 consecutive HBO treatments at 2.5 ATA for 90 minutes starting within 24 hours post injury. The control group received no HBO treatments. All subjects were evaluated by a physician within 24 hours of injury. All subjects suffered a second-degree lateral ankle sprain. Pain, range of motion, strength, volume displacement, and function were evaluated on the day of injury (Day 1), on Day 6 post injury, and on the day of return to play (Day RTP). There was no significant difference in time to return to play. However, the HBO group (25.5 +/- 11.6 days) did return 31% faster than the control group (36.8 +/- 19.4 days). There were no differences found between groups on the variables. There was a decrease in pain found over time (Day 1 was 57 mm, Day 6 was 18.5 mm, and Day RTP was 7 mm). The results of this study suggest that with treatment of HBO there is no effect on ankle sprains for return to play or improved function.
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Bennett, Michael Heywood Prince of Wales Clinical School UNSW. "The evidence basis of diving and hyperbaric medicine - a synthesis of the high level clinical evidence with meta-analysis." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. Prince of Wales Clinical School, 2006. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/24243.
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Introduction: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the administration of 100% oxygen at pressures greater than 1 atmosphere. One recurrent criticism that has been made of this field is that treatment is based on little or no good clinical evidence. Aims: The primary objective of this thesis is to make a useful response to that criticism. I planned to collate all the available randomised evidence in the fields of diving and hyperbaric medicine, supply a critical appraisal of each paper, and synthesise that evidence in a series of systematic reviews with meta-analysis. I also intended to use a cost analysis of hyperbaric practice in our own facility to inform formal cost-effectiveness analysis using the estimates of effect generated by the individual meta-analyses. Methods: A comprehensive search strategy was used to identify all clinical RCTs involving the administration of hyperbaric breathing mixtures. Each trial was appraised using the software developed by the Oxford Centre for Evidence Based Medicine. Each critical appraisal was loaded onto a searchable web site at www.hboevidence.com. Each diagnostic category identified was considered for inclusion in a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. Results: The database includes 130 critical appraisals covering 173 separate reports. The site has received more than 17,000 hits. There are 12 formal meta-analytical reviews and all have been accepted for publication in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews at the time of writing. These form the basis of this thesis and include late radiation tissue injury, chronic wounds, acute hearing loss and tinnitus, multiple sclerosis and decompression illness. The meta-analyses in this thesis suggest there are several areas where HBOT is associated with improved clinical outcomes and that routine use is probably justified in some areas (e.g. radiation proctitis healing with HBOT: NNT 3, 95%CI 2 to 11). On the other hand, these analyses suggest there is most unlikely to be significant clinical benefit from the application of HBOT to patients currently referred for HBOT (e.g. multiple sclerosis). Conclusions: The randomised evidence for the use of HBOT is now significantly easier to access. Recommendations for therapy and future research directions can be made on the basis of these analyses.
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Al-Hadi, Hadil. "The effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on osteoclast and osteoblast function." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1614.
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Bone remodelling, the process by which the skeleton adapts to environmental changes, is dependent on the actions of osteoclasts that resorb bone and osteoblasts which make new bone matrix. Aberrant remodelling underpins bone loss in several debilitating skeletal diseases such as osteoporosis, metastatic breast cancer and multiple myeloma. Changes in remodelling activity can also arise as a consequence of therapeutic intervention for instance intravenous bisphosphonate treatment is associated with osteochemonecrosis of the jaw and localised osteoradionecrosis is a common side effect of radiotherapy. Hyperbaric oxygen is often used as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of these disorders. HBO involves the administration of 100% oxygen at atmospheric pressures greater than one in sealed chambers. The following studies aimed to evaluate the effect of HBO, hyperoxia, and pressure on RANKL-induced osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption from RAW264.7 and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), and osteoblast differentiation in vitro. The study also aimed to further examine the effect of HBO on ex vivo osteoclast formation from peripheral blood monocytes obtained from patients undergoing HBO. Daily exposure to HBO for ninety minutes significantly suppressed osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption in mouse and human monocytes in normoxic and hypoxic conditions in vitro. The suppressive action of HBO on osteoclast formation was associated with a significant reduction in HIF-1α and RANK mRNA expression and HBO also caused a significant reduction in NFATc1 and DC-STAMP expression. This study has for the first time shown that HBO is able to reduce the ability of precursors to form bone resorbing osteoclast. HBO also suppressed the ability of peripheral blood monocytes to develop into RANKL-induced resorptive osteoclasts. In an ex vivo culture system the suppressive effect of HBO was meditated by an action prior to activation of osteoclast differentiation by RANKL and must therefore be an inhibitory effect on the ability of precursors to differentiate along the osteoclastic lineage. HBO also accelerates the rate of osteoblast differentiation and augments early stages of mineralization and has a more pronounced effect than hyperoxia or pressure alone. HBO enhanced bone nodule formation and ALP activity in human osteoblasts. Furthermore HBO promoted the expression of type I collagen and Runx-2 in both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. HBO had a greater effect on these key markers of osteoblast differentiation than hyperoxia or pressure alone. This study suggests that HBO suppresses osteoclast activity and promotes osteoblastic bone formation, which may at least in part mediate its beneficial effects on necrotic bone. This provides evidence supporting the use of HBO as an adjunctive therapy to prevent osteoclast formation in a range of skeletal disorders associated with low oxygen partial pressure. The study also provides further support for the use of HBO in the treatment of skeletal disorders associated with excessive resorption such as osteomyelitis, and also provides a potential mechanism through which short term HBO may help fracture healing.
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Al-mzaiel, Anwar J. "Mechanisms by which hyperbaric oxygen therapy may resolve inflammation in chronic wounds." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1945.
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Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is the intermittent inhalation of 100% oxygen at a pressure greater than one atmosphere absolute. It is an effective treatment for various inflammatory conditions, including chronic wounds which are characterized by an excessive influx of neutrophils and their prolonged persistence at the wound site. Neutrophil apoptosis and clearance have been shown to be required for resolution of inflammation. The mechanisms by which HBO aids wound healing are well documented, but its effects on cellular inflammatory response are not well understood particularly with respect to neutrophils. The hypothesis presented in this thesis is that increased oxygenation via HBO assists chronic wound healing by enhancing non-inflammatory neutrophil defences and cell death through apoptosis. An investigation was carried out into the effects of HBO on neutrophil antimicrobial function and apoptosis using differentiated HL-60 cells as an in vitro neutrophil model. The data clearly showed that a single HBO treatment for 90 min caused an increase in the oxidative burst activity of neutrophil-like cells as shown by increased NBT staining, superoxide (cytochrome c reduction) and H2O2 production (Kruskal-Wallis, P < 0.05), and phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus. HBO treatment displayed a pro-apoptotic effect, enhancing caspase 3/7 activity both in the presence and absence of a TNF-α stimulus (Kruskal-Wallis, P < 0.05) and causing morphological changes (observed using Giemsa and SYBR® Safe staining) associated with apoptosis. Although no consistent pattern was observed, both hyperoxia and pressure alone seemed to contribute to both the increase in antimicrobial activity and the increase in apoptosis induced by HBO in these neutrophil-like cells (Chapters 4 and 5). HBO-enhanced neutrophil clearance by macrophages was investigated using bovine neutrophils and monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMФ). A single 90 min HBO exposure significantly increased the clearance of fresh and 22 h-aged neutrophils by MDMФ (two-way ANOVA, P < 0.05), suggesting an increase in phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure in apoptotic neutrophils after HBO treatment (Chapter 6). Importantly, a long-term repetitive exposure to HBO in patients with chronic wounds caused a significant decrease in the antioxidant enzyme defence system (one-way repeated measures ANOVA, P < 0.05), plasma TNF-α and IL-1β after 30 HBO sessions, with down regulation of expression of the anti-apoptotic factors, NF-B and Bcl-2 (Chapter 7). These findings may go some way towards explaining the effectiveness of HBO treatment not only for chronic wounds but also for other inflammatory conditions that may be affected by this treatment.
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Muhonen, Arja. "Distraction osteogenesis of irradiated rabbit mandible with and without hyperbaric oxygen therapy." Turku : Turun Yliopisto, 2002. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/50131839.html.
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Liebich, Ingrid. "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for children with cerebral palsy : Jebsen-Taylor test of hand function." Thesis, McGill University, 2001. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=31117.
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Despite lack of scientific evidence, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2) has been used as a treatment for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Recently, a multi-centre randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial assessed the efficacy of HBO2 therapy for children with CP. Using the same cohort, the purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of HBO2 therapy on hand function using the Jebsen-Taylor test. All children received 40 treatments over a 2-month period. HBO2 treatments were 60 minutes with 100% O2 at 1.75 atmospheres absolute (ATA). Placebo treatments were also 60 minutes with air (21% O2) at 1.3 ATA. Seventy-eight children with CP, aged 3--12 years completed pre and post hand function assessments. Hand function was evaluated using one quantitative measure (time) and three qualitative measures. There were no significant changes between baseline and follow-up tests for any of the measures, although both experimental and control groups improved ( p = 0.08) their total times for the Jebsen test. The HBO2 group improved by 54.5 seconds (8.8%) while the placebo group improved by 47.8 seconds (7.7%). The results indicate that HBO2 therapy did not enhance the hand function of children with CP.
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Allie, Dean Gerard. "An assessment of the viability of establishing a hyperbaric oxygen therapy facility in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality area." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/151.
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At present, the Eastern Cape is the only province in South Africa lacking a clinical hospital-based hyperbaric facility. East Cape Hyperbaric, to be situated at Greenacres Hospital in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan, will offer the Eastern Cape community access to a world-class facility that will offer their patients Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and a Wound-Healing Facility. The objective of this study was to assess the viability of establishing a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) facility for the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality (NMMM), using sound business planning principles. A business plan precisely defines the business, identifies the goals, and serves as the firm's resume. A business plan will assist in allocating resources effectively, handle unforeseen complications, and assist in making sound business decisions. Because it provides specific and organized information about the company and how the company will repay borrowed money, a good business plan is a crucial part of business planning. In order to quantify the demand for a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy facility, a questionnaire was designed, in such a manner as to identify the current demand for a HBOT facility. The questionnaires were distributed to all medical practitioners within the NMMM by means of fax, e-mail and hand-delivery. Research conducted indicates that the results are promising enough to warrant the expedient creation of this business facility.
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Moolman, Francis Sean. "Oxygen carriers for a novel bio-artificial liver support system." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09092004-162043.
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Thesis Ph. D.)(Chemical Engineering)--University of Pretoria, 2003.Title from opening screen (viewed Oct. 06, 2004). Summaries in English and Afrikaans. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 144-151).
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Abdulaal, A. A. M. (Adel). "A survey of the knowledge of the military and civilian medical practitioners in the Royal Medical Service in the Kingdom of Bahrain with regards to the clinical application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20049.
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Thesis (MScMedSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A survey was conducted between 3 August and 5 October 2011 to test and evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of the military and civilian medical practitioners at the royal medical Service in the kingdom of Bahrain with regards to the clinical application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The survey consisted of a questionnaire and a semi-structured interview in which a total of 93 (out of a possible 302) medical practitioners were included (13 participated in the interviews). Similar to findings of previous studies, the knowledge of medical practitioners in Bahrain regarding hyperbaric oxygen therapy was low. Several practitioners were able to mention at least one indication for the therapy. No single factor had a statistically significant association with knowledge or the lack thereof. A large proportion of the participants had a positive attitude towards the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, felt that it is a valid treatment modality and they would refer their patients for such treatment. They would like to receive more information on hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Educational interventions to address the knowledge gap would likely be effective, since most participants have a positive attitude towards the therapy and believe that it is cost-effective.
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Silva, Catarina Sousa da. "A oxigenoterapia hiperbárica nas lesões neuro-músculoesqueléticas: um estudo retrospetivo." Bachelor's thesis, [s.n.], 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/7011.
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Projeto de Graduação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Licenciada em FisioterapiaObjetivo: Efetuar um levantamento de dados, através de uma análise retrospetiva, sobre a eficácia da Oxigenoterapia Hiperbárica (OTH) na reabilitação de sequelas neuro-músculoesqueléticas provocadas pela Doença de Descompressão (DD) e verificar quantos e que casos precisaram da fisioterapia. Metodologia: A amostra foi constituída por 140 indivíduos, com uma média de idades de 35,31 ± 9,49 anos, que tenham recebido tratamento de OTH em Portugal continental, nomeadamente nos serviços de medicina hiperbárica do Hospital Pedro Hispano (Matosinhos) e no centro médico subaquático de hiperbárica do Hospital das Forças Armadas (Lisboa) com o diagnóstico de DD. Resultados: Desta amostra, 129 (92,1%) dos indivíduos eram do género masculino e apenas 11 (7,9%) do género feminino. Do total, 111 (79,3%) pertenciam ao Hospital das Forças Armadas e 29 (20,7%) ao Hospital Pedro Hispano. A DD tipo 1 teve como resultado 60 (42%) de prevalência e o tipo 2 de 74 (52,9%) em 134 indivíduos, havendo 6 (4,3%) omissos. Apenas os diagnosticados com DD tipo 2, com comprometimento medular, 6 (8,1%) indivíduos realizaram fisioterapia. Conclusão: A OTH é o tratamento gold-standard para a DD e que a necessidade da fisioterapia, como tratamento complementar, revelou-se importante na DD tipo 2 com comprometimento medular.
Objective: To conduct a data collection, through a retrospective analysis, on the efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO) in the rehabilitation of neuro-musculoskeletal sequelae caused by Decompression Disease (DD) and to verify how many and which cases required physiotherapy. Methodology: The sample consisted of 140 individuals, with a mean age of 35.31 ± 9.49 years, who had received HBO treatment in mainland Portugal, namely in the hyperbaric medicine services of Pedro Hispano Hospital (Matosinhos) and in the underwater hyperbaric medical center of the Armed Forces Hospital (Lisbon) with the diagnosis of DD. Results: Of this sample, 129 (92.1%) of the individuals were male and only 11 (7.9%) were female. Of the total, 111 (79.3%) belonged to the Armed Forces Hospital and 29 (20.7%) to the Pedro Hispano Hospital. Type 1 DD was prevalent in 60 (42%) and type 2 in 74 (52.9%) of 134 individuals, with 6 (4.3%) without information. Only 6 (8.1%) individuals underwent physiotherapy diagnosed with type 2 DD, all with spinal cord involvement. Conclusion: HBO is the gold standard treatment for DD and the need for physiotherapy, as a complementary treatment, has been shown to be important in type 2 DD with spinal cord involvement.
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Colombari, Gleice Cristina. "Otoproteção à lesão pelo ruído: efeitos da Oxigenoterapia Hiperbárica e Corticoide." Universidade de São Paulo, 2011. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/17/17150/tde-12012017-145722/.
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As investigações sobre os efeitos da oxigenoterapia hiperbárica (OHB) em lesão por ruído são escassas e apontam para diferentes efeitos em função do momento de intervenção. Dentre os trabalhos já descritos foi observado efeito lesivo da OHB quando aplicada imediatamente ao trauma acústico, contudo, efeito positivo foi observado quando aplicada após 2 e 6 horas. Com relação aos tratamentos usados para trauma acústico, alguns estudos descrevem o uso de corticoides como melhor alternativa, mas recentemente estudos apontam para a sua combinação com OHB como a terapêutica com maior beneficio nas lesões por ruído. O presente estudo teve como objetivos avaliar o momento da intervenção pela OHB após 2, 4 e 6 horas de repouso auditivo após exposição ao ruído e avaliar a associação terapêutica entre a OHB e corticoterapia (CT). Cobaias albinas foram expostas a um ruído branco na faixa de 4 kHz com intensidade igual a 110dB NPS por 72h e divididas em cinco grupos terapêuticos: OHB com início após 2, 4 e 6h de repouso auditivo após exposição ao ruído, CT isolada e OHB após 6 horas de repouso associada a CT. O tratamento durou 5 dias, sendo uma sessão terapêutica por dia. Todos os animais tiveram a função auditiva avaliada pelo Potencial Evocado Auditivo de Tronco Encefálico (PEATE) e pelas Emissões Otoacústicas Produtos de Distorção (EOAPD) em três momentos: pré-ruído, pós-ruído e pós-tratamento. Após a eutanásia dos animais e preparação dos espécimes cocleares, todas as cócleas foram analisadas através de Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (MEV). Não houve diferença estatística significativa entre os momentos de intervenção pela OHB após 2, 4 e 6 horas, contudo, os dados de MEV demonstraram que uma maior otoproteção ocorreu quando a intervenção foi realizada após um maior repouso auditivo. Apesar da não diferença estatística significativa, os achados anatômicos e funcionais permitiram concluir que a associação terapêutica entre a OHB e a corticoterapia desempenhou um melhor efeito otoprotetor e terapêutico se comparada a essas mesmas terapias isoladas.Investigations on the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in noise injury are scarce and point to different effects depending on the time of intervention. Among the work already described has been observed damaging effect of HBOT when applied immediately after the acoustic trauma, however, positive effect was observed when applied after 2 and 6 hours of rest after the trauma. Studies describe the use of corticosteroids as the best alternative to treat acoustic trauma, but recent studies point to their combination with HBOT as the major benefit in lesions by noise. This study aimed to evaluate the time of intervention by HBOT after 2, 4 and 6 hours of rest after hearing noise exposure and to evaluate the association between HBOT and corticoid. Female guinea pigs were exposed to a white noise on 4kHz at 110dB SPL during 72 hours and divided into five treatment groups: HBOT after 2, 4 and 6 hours of rest after the noise exposure, corticosteroid therapy and HBOT combined with corticoid. The treatment lasted five days, being a therapy session per day. All animals were exposed to Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions (DPOAE) and Auditory Brainstem evoked Response (ABR) in three moments: before and after exposure to the noise and after the treatment. All cochleae were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). There was no statistically significant difference between the moments of intervention by HBOT after 2, 4 and 6 hours, however, the SEM data showed that a greater otoprotection occurred when the intervention was performed after a higher auditory rest. Although not statistically significant, the anatomical and functional findings concluded that the association between HBOT and corticosteroid therapy played a better otoprotective and therapeutic effect compared to those same therapies alone.
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Silva, Kauan Ribeiro da. "Princípios da terapia hiperbárica em animais de companhia." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/18560.
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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina VeterináriaA terapia hiperbárica é uma modalidade terapêutica onde o doente beneficia do aumento da pressão atmosférica para melhorar a distribuição e o aproveitamento do oxigénio (O2) pelos tecidos corporais. Para tal, é necessário recorrer-se a câmaras capazes de elevar a pressão atmosférica no seu interior, aumentando opcionalmente a concentração de O2 inalada pelo doente. Se a concentração inalada de O2 for aumentada através do fornecimento de O2 a 100%, denomina-se de Oxigenoterapia Hiperbárica; mas se a concentração inalada de O2 for igual à pressão atmosférica, denomina-se de Terapia com Ar Hiperbárico. A terapêutica hiperbárica é ainda incipiente na Medicina Veterinária, apesar das suas conhecidas vantagens na Medicina Humana. O presente trabalho procura explicar um pouco sobre como funciona a Terapia Hiperbárica em pequenos animais, considerando os seus princípios físicos funcionais, indicações e contraindicações, ilustrando no final com o relato de um caso clínico de um canídeo, fêmea, 9 anos de idade, com diagnóstico diferencial primário de isquémica cerebral difusa, sujeita a terapêutica médica e hiperbárica. A medicina hiperbárica é uma modalidade terapêutica promissora com indicação para uma grande variedade de doenças mas ainda carece de mais estudos para que possa ser melhor entendida.
ABSTRACT - The hyperbaric medicine is a therapy modality where the patient benefits from the increase of the atmospheric pressure to improve the distribution and utilization of the oxygen (O2) by the body tissues. For this, it is necessary to resort to special chambers, capable of raising the atmospheric pressure inside itself, optionally increasing the O2 concentration inhaled by the patient. If the concentration of inhaled oxygen increases by the supply of O2 on 100%, it is called Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, if the concentration of O2 inhaled is equal to the atmosphere, it is called Hyperbaric Air Therapy. The hyperbaric medicine is still insipient in Veterinary Medicine, despite its known advantages in Human Medicine. This work seeks to explain a little how the Hyperbaric Therapy works in small animals, considering its functional physical principles, indications and contraindications. For this, it illustrates the story of a clinical case, a 9-year-old female canine with primary differential diagnosis of defuse cerebral ischemic, subject to medical and hyperbaric therapy. Hyperbaric medicine is a promising therapeutic modality, applicable in the veterinary clinical routine, with an indication for a wide variety of diseases, but which still requires further studies in the veterinary medicine.
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Wu, Chih-Lung, and 吳志隆. "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Diabetic Foot." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/20788131464359498054.
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碩士中山醫學大學
醫學研究所
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Abstract The prevalence of diabetes mellitus has increased in Taiwan recently. Foot infection and gangrene are frequent complication of DM patients. In many reports, hyperbaric oxygen therapy(HBOT) has been approved as an adjunctive therapy in the management of diabetic foot. But few publications show how to improve the success rate of HBOT in diabetic foot. The purpose of this study is an attempt to evaluate the failure factors of HBOT. From July 1999 to Dec. 2001, we retrospectively collected data on 49 patients with diabetic foot treated by HBOT. There were 19 females and 30 males, with an average age of 66.7 years. We defined successful treatment as wound healing or a low level amputation. Independent sample t-test and Fisher’s exact test were used to compare the successful cases with the failed cases according to age, blood sugar, peripheral vessel disease, leukocyte count, bacterial numbers and uremia. Using a Statistic Correlation to find the significant factors between success group and failure group related with the result of treatment. Logistic regression was used to identify the prognostic factors associated with the outcome of treatment. Of the 49 patients, 31 patients(success rate:63.3%) succeeded and 18 patients(failure rate:36.7%) failed in treating their diabetic foot by HBOT. We analyzed the data statistically and found the most important prognostic factor of treatment was peripheral vessel disease in hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Although many reports claimed that adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a useful tool in treatment of diabetic foot, currently it is not recognized as a routine adjunctive method. The reason is that we can’t clearly predict HBO treatment result and it is costly in Taiwan. According to this study, we understand that peripheral circulation is the most important prognostic factor. Therefore, careful evaluation and preparation of patients is necessary before using HBOT. A treatment protocol for HBOT is proposed in Fig 1. Key words: Diabetic foot, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, low level amputation, peripheral vessel disease, and leukocyte count
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江庭維. "Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Scaphoid Fracture." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/7p4a34.
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碩士國立彰化師範大學
運動健康研究所
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Scaphoid fracture is a common fracture of the wrist, with the highest incidence rate of about 70%. It is second to the distal tibial fracture in the upper extremity fracture. The victim/patient can suffered from pain, swelling, deformity and joint stiffness. In the past, the treatment of the scaphoid fracture was divided into two major categories; mainly surgical treatment and conservative treatment. Because the unique feature of scaphoid structure, anatomically there is only one specific blood vessel supplies to it. Ischemic osteonecrosis can occurs when the fracture destructs the only blood supply available When this happens, the regional hypoxia state will produce catastrophic and irreversible complications which will have a great impact on the athletes and cannot be ignored. In recent years, there have been many reports on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of fractures with excellent results. But so far there has been no research been reported on whether the treatment of scaphoid fractures is beneficial. It is because of limited number of technicians involved in hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Taiwan due to the rule and regulations, The purpose of this the study wes to investigate the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in treating of newly diagnosed scaphoid fracture caused by trauma injury via retrospective review and data analysis. According to the age, treatment time, pain scale, X-ray review and analysis data, there was no significant difference in age and treatment time between these two groups, but however the pain scale after receiving HBO treatment showed significant difference (control group). 7.2 ± 1.1; experimental group 1 ± 1; p <0.01). Clinically, severe pain is an important prognostic indicator for scaphoid fractures and bone healing. Although this study is a small sample size, but it can be seen that there is an obvious benefit to the improvement of pain. In the future, it will be directed to the health authorities by applying a large-scale human clinical trial to demonstrate the prognosis of this treatment for scaphoid fractures. Furthermore, it is expected that hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be a routinely use of medical treatment for all patients who had scaphoid fracture.
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Pirone, Christy Joan. "The hyperbaric incident monitoring study (HIMS) : an international study of incidents occuring in hyperbaric medicine units." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/110129.
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Analyses incidents which occured in hyperbaric medicine units, or as a consequence of hyperbaric oxygen exposure, with the aim of developing recommendations for safety improvement in hyperbaric medical practice. A review of the hyperbaric literature showed that ear barotrauma is the most frequently reported patient complication of hyperbaric treatment, with the second most frequently reported complication being oxygen toxicity. From the data, the study presents recommendations for quality improvement, research, policy and procedure development, education and equipment design modification.Thesis (M.Clin.Sc.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of Clinical Nursing, 2001.
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Al, Boloushi Zaid. "Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy in relation to production of free radicals." Master's thesis, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-274944.
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Objectives. The purpose of this Thesis is to Create a Critical Review that describes the methods, results, and conclusions of a literature review of the benefits and harms of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) and the relation to the free radical production "Oxidative Stress", the usage of the (HBOT) for brain injury, cerebral stroke, and some neurological disorders. Selection Criteria. We independently assessed each title and abstract using Predetermined inclusion criteria based on intervention, population, outcome measures, and study design criteria. Full papers, reports, and meeting abstracts that met inclusion criteria were retrieved and reviewed independently. Main Results. Determine whether the benefits of HBOT outweigh the potential harms. For other types of brain injury, no good- or fair-quality studies were found. No controlled trial of HBOT was designed to measure mortality in stroke patients, and the best studies found some what improvement in neurological outcomes. Evidence about the type, frequency, and severity of adverse events in actual practice is inadequate. Reporting of adverse effects was limited, and no study was designed specifically to assess adverse effects. Evidence from well-conducted clinical studies is limited. The balance of benefits and harms of HBOT for brain injury,...
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葉致廷. "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Improve Heat Tolerance in Heat Stressed Mice." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/fg96hg.
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碩士南臺科技大學
生物科技系
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Pregnant women are vulnerable population to be the most at risk of heat stroke reactions caused by high environmental temperatures. Here, we provide the first description of the mechanism underlying the decreased heat tolerance in pregnant mice under heat stress.ICR mice with or without pregnancy were exposed to whole body heating （WBH: 41.2℃, relative humidity 55 ± 10% for 1 h） in an environmental temperature-controlled chamber. Then, heated mice were treated with or without hyperbaric oxygen therapy （HBO2T） for 4 h immediately after the end of WBH. Mice that survived to hour 4 of WBH were considered survivors, and the data were used for analysis of the results. Four hours post-WBH, all of the animals were killed, and their blood and organs were removed for biochemical and/or histological evaluation. A statistically significant decrease in the fractional survival was observed in pregnant WBH mice compared with non-pregnant WBH mice （4/10 vs. 10/10）. Furthermore, pregnant WBH mice without HBO2T, but not non-pregnant controls, displayed hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal （HPA） axis impairments evidenced by temperature dysregulation, hypothalamic neuronal degeneration and apoptosis, decreased plasma levels of adrenocorticotrophic hormone （ACTH） and corticosterone, hypothalamic inflammation and oxidative stress, and multiple organ injury. The heat intolerance caused by pregnancy was significantly attenuated by HBO2T. Decreased heat tolerance in pregnant mice under heat stress is related to HPA axis impairment. HBO2T may attenuate pregnancy-induced heat intolerance by normalizing the HPA axis activity.
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Alghamdi, Mohammed Y. M. "The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Bone Distant from Site of Surgery." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/30161.
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Background: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is used to promote soft and hard tissue repair at sites of injury or disease. It is not known whether it has any effect on uninjured tissues. Objective: To evaluate the effect of HBO on vertebral bones distant from a calvarial surgical site. Materials and Methods: 22 male New Zealand white rabbits were divided into two groups (n=11). All animals underwent surgery to produce bilateral calvarial critical sized defects. Group 1 received HBOT while Group 2 served as controls breathing room air (NBO). The Marx HBO protocol was used (90min, 100% oxygen at 2.4 ATA, 5 days a week for 4 weeks). Subjects were sacrificed at 6 weeks. The vertebrae were analyzed by micro-CT (μCT) and histology. Results: There were no statistical significant differences between the two groups. Conclusion: we concluded that there were no harmful effects of HBOT on non-injured vertebrae at 6 weeks.
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Chang, Tai-Hsiang, and 張台香. "The effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to tummor cell in vivo." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/23412215184927795316.
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碩士國防醫學院
海底醫學研究所
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is the administration of 100% oxygen at atmospheric pressures greater than that at sea level. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is commonly utilized to treat clinical diseases, such as carbon monoxide poisoning, decompression disease, arterial gas embolism, osteomyelitis, sever anemia, wound healing, and so on. However, malignant disease has been recognized as a contraindication to HBO2 since it might promote residual tumor growth. On the other hand, many studies have described the rapidly growing progression of tumor incurring hypoxia that would be close to the necrotic areas in tumors. Under certain hypoxic condition, tumor cell could become unstable and make gene mutation. Most genes induced by hypoxia are regulated by the hypoxia-induced factor -1 (HIF-1), a protein playing a very important role in tumor development. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is also regulated by HIF-1 under transcription lever. Meanwhile, hypoxia activates transcription of the met protooncogene, resulting to higher levels of Met. The overexpression of HIF, VEGF and Met may be able to keep tumor cells proliferation and even metastasis. The purpose of this study was to establish tumor-hypoxia animal model, and to examine the effect of HBO2 therapy on tumor hypoxia, tumor growth and metastasis. First, we tested hypoxia and monitored the tumor growth separately on the 30th and 45th days after A549 tumor cell were implanted into SCID mice. Next, the tumor implanted mice were treated with NBO and HBO treatment 5 times a week at 2.5 atm absolute for 90 minutes (n=6), then sacrificed on 0, 14, 28 days . Immunohistochemical analysis was used to assist the examination on tumor hypoxia, vasculature expression of VEGF and Met. In the experiment, we have showed the significant differences (p<0.05) in the tumor volume, hypoxia and vasculature between the two growth (Control and HBO2). We concluded that hyperbaric oxygen treatment could decrease tumor hypoxic condition, change the density of tumor blood vessels and limit the growth of tumor. However, the detailed mechanism is still unclear further investigation.
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Chen, Wei-Yi, and 陳薇伊. "Analysis the effect on Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/93802239903182655629.
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碩士臺北醫學大學
傷害防治學研究所
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In all injuries, traumatic brain injury (TBI) has the highest rate of mortality and disability. Therefore, it is an important issue to decrease the mortality and disability of TBI patients. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in TBI patients is controversial in the past several decades. In this study, we evaluated the HBOT prognosis of TBI patients with the data of their Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE), and Disability Rating Scale (DRS), Glasgow coma scale (GCS), the score of the injury severity, and the times of their receiving HBOT. Ten patients received HBOT in a pressurized chamber. The treatment used with two absolute atmospheric pressure for 110 minutes. We collected two groups of TBI patients: 22 of them received HBOT and 22 did not received HBOT. The results of two groups of patients showed significant number of male patients. The average age in HBOT group was 34.8 years old while that in the control group was 40.1 years old. The improvement of the GCS in HBOT group was 8 to 13.63 points and that in the control group was 7.9 to 8.04.The differences of improvement scores of the two groups were significant (p<0.05). Moreover, both groups showed the GOSE improvement of 0.5 points from 3 to 1 month after the injury. The results of the study showed that the correlation scores existed between the days elapsed from the injury happened to the day that the patients’ HBOT and that the delay of HBOT was 0.05917 points lower (p<0.05) in GOS between the treated or the controlled group. Also significant difference was showed in their injury severity of the two groups for every one day of delayed therapy by 0.03088 points (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the data of this study showed that group HBOT had better recovery rate than control group in GCS and the injury severity.
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KREJČOVÁ, Zuzana. "Vliv přípravy pacienta na průběh léčby v hyperbarické komoře." Master's thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-188717.
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a treatment method that involves inhalation of 100% oxygen, and under higher pressure than the atmospheric. Blood has the ability to deliver more oxygen authorities. Treatment takes place in facilities called the hyperbaric chamber. During treatment, patients must adhere to certain principles that are given by the doctors and nurses working in these workplaces.The main objectives of this thesis were to map the influence of preparation on the course of treatment in a hyperbaric chamber and to determine how the patients are instructed by nurses during treatment in the hyperbaric chamber. Three research questions were set up to clarify how the preparation affects the patient during treatment in a hyperbaric chamber, as the patient is educated before treatment and what output the patient receives after leaving the hyperbaric chamber. In order to fulfill the objectives qualitative research methods were done, using a semi structured interview. The survey was conducted in two selected hospitals, in the České Budejovice Hospital, and at the University Hospital Plzeň - Lochotin. An individual, semi-structured interview was used as data collection technique, which was initially recorded on a cell phone and then transcribed into written form. At the beginning of the research interviews were conducted with nurses, who gave a comprehensive view of their job description. These conversations only complement the research. We included the brochure with basic information in our research and that was supplemented by information obtained from these interviews. The sample included patients treated in a hyperbaric chamber. They were subsequently divided into three subgroups. The first subgroup consisted of chronic patients, the second subgroup of patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the first time and who got the booklet with background information before their first exposure and in the third were also new patients but who were given a booklet after their first exposure. The survey was conducted in January and February 2015. Analyzed data formed four categories. Careful preparation of the patient is an essential part of treatment in a hyperbaric chamber, largely because of the specificity of this treatment, which consists mainly of placing the patient in an enclosed space, the need for a breathing mask and the inability to quickly leave the hyperbaric chamber without health risks. Therapy in a hyperbaric chamber alone is, in compliance with the indication, contraindication and dosing schedules and well-executed preparation, relatively safe and simple. From the above mentioned reasons it is necessary that the nurses in the area are sufficiently educated and that the patient who enters the hyperbaric chamber is properly prepared. Nurses educate each patient just before their first exposure, but also before every following one. There is very much information given to patients during preparation for entry into a hyperbaric chamber. The research showed that almost all the respondents had difficulty to remember all the details. Nurses tell them about hyperbaroxy essence, indications, contraindications, the exposure pattern, they select a breathing mask with them, and teach the patients to equalize the pressure in their ears, check their clothes and what they have with them. The nurses also check whether they are greased with creams, makeup and other cosmetics, and in the case of wounds if they are treated using a moist treatment instead of greasy. Before each exposure, the patient is asked about their health (a cold is a contraindication), their blood pressure is measured and the necessary nasal drops are applied. Precisely because of the considerable amount of information that patients get at their first exposure, we decided to include the booklet, which contains basic information for patients who are treated in a hyperbaric chamber for the first time, in our research.
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Tsai, Tsui Ting, and 蔡翠婷. "Knowledge, attitude and psycho-physiological response of patients towards hyperbaric oxygen therapy." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/r4gfuh.
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HSIEH, I.-CHEN, and 謝宜蓁. "To Explore the Possible Mechanism of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Tumor Regression." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4dehx9.
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碩士國防醫學院
微生物及免疫學研究所
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is the administration of 100% oxygen at atmospheric pressure greater than normal situation. HBOT has been shown to have many benefits, including improvement of tissue hypoxia, promoting wound healing, and increasing the ability of white blood cells to kill bacteria. HBOT is utilized to treat clinical diseases, such as carbon monoxide poisoning, decompression disease, wound healing, and so on. Moreover, HBOT has been used to assist in the clinical treatment of cancer, promoting the tissue recovery after radiation therapy and chemotherapy. However, malignant disease has been recognized as a contraindications of HBOT because it might promote tumor growth. The current study describe the growing progression of tumor incurring hypoxia close to the necrotic area in tumor. In the hypoxia situation, tumor cell will become gene unstable and mutation. The high-pressure environment leads to increase the concentration of reactive oxygen within the tumor cells, break cell membrane, block the synthesis of DNA and protein and therefore suppress tumor cells growth and induce cell apoptosis. Recent studies indicate that autophagy can control energy requirement and the metabolism of the cell, and help forward cell survival in the harmful condition, especially in cancer pathogenesis. Autophagy can suppress oncogene expression and regulate anti-tumor immune response of T cell. In the previous study, we implanted A549 cells into mice to form tumors and then treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Unexpectedly, we found the sizes of tumors were reduced and the mechanism was unknown. So we investigated the correlation between tumor regression and autophagy after HBOT used A549 cells treated HBOT as a model to explore the possible mechanism in vitro. We treated A549 cell with 2.5 atm or 3.5 atm absolute for 3 hours to 6 hours. Moreover, we recultured cell after HBOT. Western blotting was used to observe the autophagy-related protein expression. Furthermore, we also examined whether the DNA would be leaked from nucleus and induce chromatophagy after treated with HBOT. From the preliminary results indicated that cell growth after HBOT treated was suppressed and DNA leakage from nucleus was noted. We highly suspend HBOT treatment inducing chromatophagy and limiting tumor growth. The possible mechanism of this effect is taking measures.
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吳佳衡. "The Effect of Recovery from Fatigue After Exhaustive Exercise With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/40723440550759546544.
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碩士國立新竹教育大學
體育學系碩士班
97
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of recovery from fatigue after exhaustive exercise with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO). Method: Twelve subjects (age=17.1±0.9 yrs, height=175.3±3.5 cm, weight=65.1±6.5 kg) were recruited. This study adopted a repeated sample testing, all subjects were part of the four different groups at various stages of the investigation, which consisted of: (a) control group, (b) no HBO after exhaustive exercise, (c) HBO after exhaustive exercise, and (d) HBO without exhaustive exercise. HBO was applied on a periodical basis, inhaling 100% oxygen for 45 minutes in a 2ATA environment. The whole process took 90 minutes. To induce exercise fatigue, subjects had to run on a treadmill to enhance tiredness until they were exhausted. This study employed an analysis of covariance to test the effect of HBO on the recovery of creatine kinase, glucose, ammonia, cortisol, testosterone, and the testosterone/cortisol ratio in the blood. Results: The findings were as follows: (1) HBO can lower the activity of CK in the blood after exhaustive exercise. (2) HBO can significantly control the rise of ammonia after exhaustive exercise. (3) HBO does not immediately lower glucose after exhaustive exercise. (4) HBO can effectively lower cortisol after exhaustive exercise. (5) HBO helps increase testosterone after exhaustive exercise. (6) HBO helps increase the testosterone/cortisol ratio in the blood. Based on the findings, this study supports that HBO helps recovery from fatigue after exhaustive exercise.
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Chen, Shih-Bin, and 陳世彬. "The Clinical Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Treatment of Early Diabetic Foot." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/07410172853706889847.
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碩士國防醫學院
海底醫學研究所
88
ABSTRACT Diabetic foot is one of the severe complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). Current treatment for diabetic foot is still limited. Adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) is generally accepted as a treatment and appears to be beneficial for the wound healing of diabetic foot. However, HBO2 is clinically used when patient’s diabetic foot condition is in the late stage (ulcer infection combined carious osteomyelitis). Therefore, HBO2 is not clinically used to treat early stage of diabetic foot. This study was done to test the hypotheses that early stage of diabetic foot given HBO2 would heal the wound, improve the neural and vascular function, and prevent the pathologic change. Twenty-nine patients with diabetic foot were selected from Tri-General Hospital between September 1999 and April 2000. Seventeen and twelve patients were assigned to experimental and control groups, respectively. The patients in the control group were treated like the patients in the experimental group in every way except they did not receive the HBO2 intervention. Data collection included demographic data, blood biochemical examinations, neural and vascular function assessment, and clinical evaluation. The time points for data collection were as follows: (1) blood biochemical examinations and clinical evaluation — before the HBO2 treatment, the fifteenth HBO2 treatment, and after the final HBO2 treatment, (2) neural and vascular function assessment -- before the HBO2 treatment and after the final HBO2 treatment. The results of this research indicated that 86% patients were in the early stage (Wagner Grade 0, I, II). Blood biochemical examinations showed the patients in the experimental group had lower white blood count (WBC) after HBO2 treatment, (p < 0.05). Motor nerve conduction studies (MNCS) indicated that the experimental group had significantly higher amplitude in peroneal nerve, tibial nerve and lower vibration perception threshold (VPT) than the control group. Transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPO2) examinations showed that there were no differences between the experimental and control groups before and in the middle of the HBO2 treatment. However, the experimental group had significantly higher transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPO2) and higher blood flow of foot than the control group after the HBO2 treatment. HBO2 can promote the neural and vascular function, avoid the pathologic change, and further prevent the damage, ulcer, and infection of diabetic foot. In addition, HBO2 can help the wound healing, prevent severe necrosis, and avoid amputation.
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Mendes, Daniela Maria Martins. "Clinical and molecular effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in diabetic foot ulcers healing." Doctoral thesis, 2014. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/77891.
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Mendes, Daniela Maria Martins. "Clinical and molecular effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in diabetic foot ulcers healing." Tese, 2014. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/77891.
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Hsu-Hsiao-Ping and 徐曉萍. "Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy of Disease Development of (NZBxNZW)F1 Lupus-like Mice." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/98970960672857229467.
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碩士國防醫學院
海底醫學研究所
90
Abstract Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) has been widely applied as an adjunctive treatment for a variety of medical disorders, such as carbon monoxide poisoning, decompression sickness, air embolism, chronic osteomyelitis, and burn injuries. The principal known mechanisms of HBO2 are that it increases oxygen concentration in the blood supply, changes the blood flow to the abnormal area, increases the flexibility of red cells, and reduces tissue edema. The effects of HBO2 on the immune system are controversial. Recent studies showed that HBO2 exposure produced changes in the immune system, including lymphocyte redistribution and decreased lymphocyte proliferation. The suppressive function of HBO2 on the immune system might be suggested to be applicable for the treatment of certain autoimmune diseases and allograft rejection problems. System lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that generally affects young women. It is characterized by large numbers of autoreactive lymphocytes reacting to self-antigens. The resulting formation of immune complexes can deposit in tissue and activate the complement cascade. Eventually inflammation causes various forms of tissue damage. Murine SLE, which provides a good model of human SLE, has been used to study the pathogenesis of this disease. In this study we used the (NZBxNZW) F1 mice, the unique lupus prone hybrid, to evaluate the effects of HBO2 therapy on autoimmune diseases. The mice were divided into 4 groups. 3 groups of mice were treated with HBO2 at 2.5 ATA for 90 min daily over 2 weeks starting from different age of 3-month-old, 6-month-old, 8-month-old, respectively: A (mice given HBO2 protocol at 3-, 6-, and 8-months-old); B (mice given HBO2 protocol at 6- and 8-months-old); C (mice given HBO2 protocol at 8-month-old); D (control group).Our results show that: (1) HBO2 decreases the percentage of positive proteinuria (>2+) in groups A and B and increases their survival rate; (2) HBO2 reduces the anti-dsDNA IgG antibodies titer in groups A and B; (3) HBO2 changes the distribution of lymphocytes in groups A and B (the percentage of CD3+ [T lymphocyte] is decreased, the CD19+ [B lymphocyte] is increased, the subset of T lymphocytes [CD4+] is decreased); (4) groups A and B have less anti-dsDNA IgG immuno-complex deposition and less brightness in the glomerulus. HBO2 improves the disease expression of (NZBxNZW) F1 in groups A and B mice given the HBO2 protocol at early (3-month-old) and middle (6-month-old) stages of lupus development. Group C mice given the HBO2 protocol at the late stage (8-month-old) of disease development showed no significant beneficial effect.
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Tsai, Na Hui, and 蔡娜慧. "Factors Related to Self-Care Behavior in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Patients with Diabetes Mellitus." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/70083792450417471995.
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碩士長庚大學
護理學系
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Objectives: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is commonly used to treat patients with diabetic foot. About 30% of the disease treated with HBOT are diabetic foot, to preventing complications, tight glycemic control and self- care behavior has been emphasized .The purpose of this proposal wasto identify the self–care behavior in HBOT-treated patients with diabetes. Method: A cross-sectional , correlational design was used in HBOT patients with diabetes in a southern Taiwan Hospital. The research instruments were as follows: a demographic sheet, Family support, knowledge of Diabetes, self-efficacyscale, Diabetes self-care behavior. Result:1. According to each subscale , the diet self-care scale had the highest standardized score. While the exercise self-care scale had the lowest standardized coefficient 2. Regression analyses demonstrated indicate that a combination of “Family support”, “educational level” and “self-efficacy” explained 74% of variability of self-care behavior in HBOT-treated patients with diabetes. Among variable, “self-efficacy” was the most powerful predictor , which explained 52% of the variability . Conclusion: The results of the study improved the understanding of HBOT-treated patients with diabetes perspective forcare-giver.Therefore, strategies to enhance self-efficacy and self-care behaviors for patients are important of diabetes education programs. Key words: HBOT, Self-care behavior, Self efficacy, Family support, Diabetes melllitus
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HSU, CHING-YUN, and 許競云. "To investigate the possible molecular mechanism of autophagy in hyperbaric oxygen therapy in cancer." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/c86dvq.
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碩士國防醫學院
微生物及免疫學研究所
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Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) for invasive cancer has long been considered to be contraindicated since HBOT might enhance tumor growth. However, in the oxygen deficit condition, some tumor cells become more progressive and such hypoxic cells might have potentials to be metastatic. Therefore, it is highly skeptical that HBO treatment increasing oxygen partial pressure might cause tumor suppression. Lung cancers refer to the primary malignant epithelial tumors in the trachea, bronchus and lungs. It mainly divides into two categories: small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Because the prognosis of advanced lung cancer is very poor, there are many studies trying to find effective treatment for lung cancers. Autophagy plays a complicated role in cancers, it might suppress or promote cancer cells proliferation at different stages or situations. It believes that tumor suppression might be due to inducing cell death by autophagic apoptosis pathway. Therefore, to take the advantage of autophagy could develop a novel method for cancer therapy. Our experimental model used adenocarcinoma cells of lung (A549 cell line) to explore whether hyperbaric oxygenation would induce autophagic apoptosis. The results showed that after HBO treatment, the proliferation of cells in the HBO treated group were inhibited and showed more expression of autophagy-related proteins. Therefore, we hypothesize that HBO treatment would change the hypoxic microenvironment then inducing autophagic apoptosis and suppress tumor growth.
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Lin, Li-Chen, and 林利珍. "Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the quality of life in patient with problem wound." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/87538127497226226290.
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碩士國防醫學院
護理研究所
90
Distress and unknown prognosis related to problem wound not only limited the patient's regular mobility but also damaged the patient's quality of life. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBO2Tx)can significantly increase tissue oxygenation and promote wound healing, then improve the patient's quality of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of HBO2Tx on quality of life in patient with problem wound. The study is a longitudinal prospective design. Patients with problem wound are selected from one teaching hospital in Taipei, Taiwan by the convenience sampling during five-month (from Dec 2001 to May 2002). Questionnaires used in this study included a demographic data sheet, wound scoring system, blood examination data and quality of life index (QLI). Date are collected on two occasions（pre- HBO2Tx , one week after completion of the HBO2Tx day）. Data analyzed by arithmetic mean, standard deviation, percentage, paired-t test, oneway ANOVA and multiple regression from SPSS Window 10.0. P＜0.05 is considered statistically significant. The major finding of this study were as follows： 1、 Generally speaking, patient with problem wound (n=15) before HBO2Tx had above medium quality of life(mean score was 17.56). The mean score of the close factor dimension subscale was the highest, health subscale was the lowest. After HBO2Tx, patient got medium-up quality of life(mean score was 20.75). The mean score of the close factor dimension subscale was the highest, the psychosocial subscale was the lowest. 2、 The quality of life had no difference in term of gender, age, marital status, education, religion, time of wound happen(p>0.05). 3、 After HBO2Tx, the quality of life was positively correlated significant with Strauss’s wound scope system (p<0.05). 4、 After HBO2Tx, the quality of life was negatively correlated significant with ESR (p<0.05). 5、 Strauss’s wound scope system and ESR were significant explained the quality of life in patient with problem wound. Both of them explained 79.1% of the variance in quality of life. Strauss’s wound scope system was the strongest predictor of quality of life (67.9%). According to the result of the study, the researcher wound like to provide appropriate clinical nursing practice, education, and study further way, and to promote quality of life in patient with problem wound. In conclusion, the quality of life in patient with problem wound was improved after HBO2Tx.
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Shih-Jen and 陳識仁. "Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on serum cytokines in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/85236430961914527512.
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碩士中山醫學大學
醫學研究所
95
Background: The potential benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) have been reported in diabetic patients with foot ulcers. However, the roles of HBOT on wound healing-associated growth factors and inflammatory mediators are not completely understood in diabetes mellitus (DM). Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of HBOT on circulating cytokines, NO, and insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) in patients with type 2 DM. Design and methods: Serum samples were collected from patients with type 2 DM (n=31) and healthy subjects (n=29) before (baseline) and after the first and third exposure. Results: Before HBOT, body mass index (BMI) and serum HbA1c were significantly greater, whereas serum IGF-I was significantly lower in diabetic patients compared to healthy subjects (one-way ANOVA, p<0.05). After adjusting for age, gender, and BMI, serum insulin, growth hormone (GH), IGF-II, IGF-binding protein (IGFBP)-1, IGFBP-3, leptin, interleukin (IL)-8, and NO were not significantly altered by HBOT in diabetic patients and healthy subjects (repeated-measures ANOVA). Change in serum insulin (baseline to the third exposure) was a positive predictor of changes in leptin and NO in healthy subjects and diabetic patients, respectively. Conclusions: Our results suggest that short-term HBOT may not alter the circulating insulin, IGF, leptin, IL-8, and NO levels. Further studies are needed to clarify the mechanism of HBOT-improved wound healing in diabetic patients with foot ulcers.
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Chen, Chenyu, and 陳貞佑. "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy In Treatment Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers And Improvement of Quality Of Life." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82090733176752109773.
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碩士義守大學
管理學院管理碩士在職專班
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Diabetic foot was the most common complication in diabetic patients. Clinical treatment on diabetic foot was mainly traditional medicine and surgical operation. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a complementary medicine, and may be effective for diabetic foot. It can restrain the growing of bacteria and the activation of its toxins, increase oxygen diffusion to wounded tissues, control wound infection, and come to the effect of wound healing to diminish the necessity of diabetic foot amputation. Adequate treatment is essential for patients with diabetic foot, and, may be able to avoid physical and psychological suffering for them and, thus, improves quality of life. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on inflammation index, blood glucose, wound healing, change of blood flowing in wounded limb, change of bacterial species cultivated at wound and quality of life among patients with diabetic foot. This was a quasi-experimental clinical study. The patients enrolled in this study had diagnosed diabetic foot, and were hospitalized in a medical center in Southern Taiwan from June, 2011 to April, 2012. A total of 38 patients were recruited, and then assigned to either the experimental group (n=20) or the control group (n=18). Patients in the experimental group received 20 sessions hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Each session lasted 120 minutes. The control group received routine care. Measurements included structural questionnaire (the Medical Outcome Study 36-Item Short-form Health Survey, SF-36), wound evaluation, blood biochemical indices (ESR, CRP, and HbAlc), bacteria collected from wound site for cultivation, and the testing of blood flowing in wounded limb by Doppler image system. Data were collected at just before the HBOT (T1), the 10th HBOT (T2), the 20th HBOT (T3), and 2 weeks after the final session of HBOT (T4). Descriptive and inferring statistic analyses with a significant difference p< 0.05 were utilized. The results showed that for the “wound physiological indices-wound grade”, wounds were significantly improved at T3 in experimental group; while wounds were deteriorated at T2 in the control group. The amputation rate was 5% in experimental group, and 11% in the control group. The wounds at T4 had significant difference (p< .001) between two groups. For “wound physiological indices-blood flowing test”, the data proved that the concentrations of ESR, CRP, HbAlc were improved to 54.78 %, 78.11%, 23.05% from T1 to T4 respectively. The blood flow increased for diabetic foot in the experimental group. Contrary, the concentration of CRP raised 6.54% in the control group. Hence it was proved that the inflammation index and blood glucose could be controlled, and improved by HBOT, and its stability could still be noted 2 weeks after therapy. For “wound physiological indices- bacteria culture”, Proteus.mirabilis and Staph. aureus existed repeatedly from T1 to T4 both in experimental group and control group. Therefore, these two bacterial strains were found to have influence on wound at diabetic foot. However, the growing of the two bacterial strains descended from 5 to 2 and 7 to 1 in the experimental group at T4, respectively; while they were from 7 to 8 and 4 to 4 in the control group. The “wound physiological indices- wound grade” and “quality of life” in both two groups presented positive correlation. Yet the noticeable difference (p<.001) was only found in the experimental group. The physical component summary (PCS) showed a negative correlation between “wound physiological indices-blood test” and “quality of life”, in both groups. The mental component summary (MCS) showed a negative correlation in the experimental group, and a positive correlation in the control group. Quality of life in two groups came to different changes from T2. The scoring of PCS and MCS significantly improved and maintained to T4 in the experimental group; while they started to present a tendency of gliding when at T2 in the control group. Furthermore, there were notable improvements in physical function (PF), role limitation due to physical problems(RP), body pain (BP), and general health (GH) from T2 ( p< .05) in the experimental group, and these four dimensions maintained significant level also from T3 to T4. The scores of role limitation due to emotional problems (RE) and vitality (VT) in experimental group were lower than those in control group (p< .05) at T1, but they showed significant differences (p< .05) at T2, and they maintained significant level at T3 and T4. In addition, the effect of HBOT did not show significant difference (p=.195) at T2 in social function (SF) in the experimental group; while it improved remarkably after T3 comparing with the control group (p< .001). The scores at T2 in mental health (MH) had reached significant level (p< .05) in the experimental group. This study proved that HBOT could improve diabetic foot ulcer, and promote quality of life. Twenty sessions HBOT is an important watershed according to our study results. As this study proved that the wound grade and inflammation index were controlled, and improved when undergoing HBOT from T3 in the experimental group, and that relatively reduced patients’ physical and mental wound and persecution. Meanwhile, we found that quality of life for patients with diabetic foot, PCS and MCS presented a remarkable change from T2 and the greatest effect was found at T3. Therefore, 20 sessions of HBOT is recommended for treatment of diabetic foot.
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Chen, Chia-Ling, and 陳佳伶. "The Effect Analysis Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy For Carbon Monoxide Intoxication：A Medical Center In Kaohsiung." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/83361763253647440005.
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碩士義守大學
管理學院管理碩士在職專班
101
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on carbon monoxide poisoning patients. Glasgow coma scale (GCS), severity of poisoning, sessions of treatment and time intervals between carbon monoxide poisoning and hyperbaric oxygen therapy are parameters for investigating the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The result of this study will improve the understanding of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and clinical management in carbon monoxide poisoning patients. The hyperbaric oxygen therapy was performed under 2.5 absolute atmospheric pressure (ATA) for 90 minutes once daily. From January of 2011 to December of 2012, 15 patients suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning treated with hyperbaric oxygen are enrolled as study group. The other 13 patients suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning who did not receive hyperbaric oxygen therapy are enrolled as control group. Suicide with charcoal burning is the major cause of poisoning in both groups. The average age in study group is 40.07 years old and 40.15 years old in control group. The GCS improves from 9.2 to 14.4 after hyperbaric oxygen therapy in study group and the GCS improves from 11.77 to 14.85 in control group. From our study, the intervals between carbon monoxide poisoning to hyperbaric oxygen therapy is important in recovery from carbon monoxide poisoning. Delay for one single day from poisoning will significantly decrease the GCS for 0.049 (p<0.05). In the mild poisoning group ( COHb 10-30% ), the intervals between poisoning and hyperbaric oxygen therapy also decrease the GCS for 0.067. In the moderate poisoning group ( COHb 31-40%), delay for hyperbaric oxygen therapy will significantly deteriorate the GCS for 0.377 (p<0.05). In conclusion, early intervention with hyperbaric oxygen will improve the recovery from acute carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Cheng-WeiHuang and 黃政維. "Hyperbaric oxygen therapy ameliorates Alzheimer’s disease-mediated cognitive deficits and mood disorders by enhancing autophagy." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/v5bbty.
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楊春勇. "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Exercise for Acute Medial Collateral Ligament Injury on New Zealand White Rabbits." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45711747839627015716.
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Chen, Ching-Been, and 陳清本. "The Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Early Treatment in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury of Skin Island Flaps in Rats." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/96744108063455119153.
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碩士國防醫學院
海底醫學研究所
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Abstract Oxygen is an essential element for human being. Hypoxia, a reduced supply of oxygen, may induce tissue injury in living organism. Appropriate supplement of oxygen in hypoxic tissues can prevent progressive tissue necrosis and augment the repair process. Nevertheless, ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury has been evidenced in many systems, including central nervous system, lungs, heart, muscle and other organs. In recent years, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy has been broadly used as adjuvant treatment in clinical illness, such as carbon monoxide intoxication , burn injury, osteomyelitis, diabetic foot, radiation induced tissue injury, and plastic skin graft or flap with ischemia, etc. I/R injury has a complex pathogenesis and often been encountered after ischemic disorders. HBO2 therapy has been used to release ischemia and improve tissue survival, however, the mechanism remains to be studied. This study investigated the effects of HBO2 on epigastric island flaps after a 10-hr ischemia insult in a ‘no-reflow’ SD rat model. A 4 x 5cm epigastric island flap, with only preserved inferior epigastric vessels, was created in each animal. A sheet of Biobrane was interposed between the flap and the underlined nutrient bed. I/R injury was created with transient vessel clip control. The animals were divided into six groups: (1) Sham - raised control: flap has been raised, but no I/R injury; (2) Sham - raised control+HBO2 group: HBO2 was administered with 100% O2, 3.ATA, 60 min; once per day, for 5 days; (3) I/R group: 10-hr ischemia/reperfusion; (4) I/R+HBO2 group: HBO2 with 100% O2, 3 ATA, 60 min, once per day after reperfusion for 5 days; (5) Early HBO2+I/R group: Early HBO2 with 100% O2, 3 ATA, 60 min; once only at 3rd hr after ischemia; (6) Early HBO2+I/R+HBO2 group. Flap survival rate was assessed by evaluating percentage of live flap tissue at the seventh day. The local flap blood flow was measured daily. The neutrophil counts from circulation blood and flap tissue were measured. The relative flap survival rates of six groups were: Group1: 99.94%; Group 2: 100% ; Group 3: 0 %; Group 4: 53.83 %; Group 5: 17.08 %; Group 6: 68.21 %.The blood flow studies revealed Group 4 and Group 6 have significantly increased blood flow compared with Group 3（P’s < 0.05）. The neutrophil counts within flap tissue revealed Group 4, Group 5 and Group 6 have significantly decreased neutrophil infiltration and vessel congestion, compared with Group3 (P’s < 0.05). There is no significant difference of neutrophil counts in circulation between different groups. In summary, after I/R injury five courses HBO2 treatment may decrease neutrophil infiltration, increase flap blood flow, improve flap survival rate. One course early HBO2 treatment within ischemic period may also have similar beneficial effect.
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chiang, huei-chi, and 江慧琪. "Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Free Radical Scavengers on Ischemia-reperfusion Injury of Skin Island Flaps in Rats." Thesis, 2002. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/12945471511290193647.
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Liao, Shu-Chen, and 廖書晨. "The Predictors of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning-Related Delayed Neuropsychiatric Sequelae and the Targeting Optimal Time for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9k8f7z.
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Hodge, Rachel E. "Coping during hyperbaric oxygen therapy : predictors and intervention : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Psychology at the University of Canterbury /." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2167.
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Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Canterbury, 2008.Typescript (photocopy). "Supervised by Associate Professor Neville Blampied, Dr Lois Surgenor, and Dr Mike Davis." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-138). Also available via the World Wide Web.
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Liu, Wen-Chung, and 劉文忠. "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Alleviates Carbon Monoxide Poisoning–Induced Delayed Memory Impairment by Preserving Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor–Dependent Hippocampal Neurogenesis." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81681463190065070657.
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博士國立中山大學
生物科學系研究所
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Background: Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas produced by incomplete combustion of carbonaceous material. Commonly overlooked or misdiagnosed, CO poisoning often presents a significant challenge, as treatment protocols, especially for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, remain controversial because of a paucity of definitive clinical studies in delayed neurological sequelae after acute poisoning. Objective: To test the hypothesis that hyperbaric oxygen therapy ameliorates delayed cognitive impairment after acute CO poisoning by promoting neurogenesis through upregulating the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampus. Materials and methods: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats weighted 250~280 gm were randomly divided into five groups: (1) non–CO-treated Naïve, (2) acute CO poisoning, (3) acute poisoning followed by 7-day hyperbaric oxygen treatment, (4) CO + hyperbaric oxygen with additional intracerebroventricular infusion of Fc fragment of tyrosine kinase receptor B protein (TrkB-Fc) chimera, and (5) acute CO poisoning followed by intracerebroventricular infusion of BDNF. Acute CO poisoning was achieved by exposing the rats to CO at 2,500 ppm for 40 minutes, followed by 3,000 ppm for 20 minutes. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (at 2.5 atmospheres absolute with 100% oxygen for 60 min) was conducted during the first 7 days after CO poisoning. Recombinant human TrkB-Fc chimera or BDNF was infused into the lateral ventricle via the implanted osmotic mini-pump. For labeling of mitotic cells in the hippocampus, bromodeoxyuridine was injected into the peritoneal cavity. Distribution of bromodeoxyuridine and two additional adult neurogenesis markers, Ki-67 and doublecortin, in the hippocampus was evaluated by immunohistochemistry or immunofluorescence staining. Tissue level of BDNF was assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Cognitive behavior was evaluated by the use of eight-arm radial maze. Measurements and Main Results: Acute CO poisoning significantly suppressed adult hippocampal neurogenesis evident by the reduction in number of bromodeoxyuridine-positive, Ki-67+, and doublecortin+ cells in the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus. This suppression of adult neurogenesis by the CO poisoning was appreciably alleviated by early treatment of hyperbaric oxygen. The hyperbaric oxygen treatment also promoted a sustained increase in hippocampal BDNF level. Blockade of hippocampal BDNF signaling with intracerebroventricular infusion of recombinant human TrkB-Fc chimera significantly blunted the protection by the hyperbaric oxygen on hippocampal neurogenesis; whereas intracerebroventricular infusion of BDNF mimicked the action of hyperbaric oxygen and preserved hippocampal neurogenesis after acute CO poisoning. Furthermore, acute CO poisoning resulted in a delayed impairment of cognitive function. The hyperbaric oxygen treatment notably restored the cognitive impairment in a BDNF–dependent manner. Conclusions: The early hyperbaric oxygen treatment may alleviate delayed memory impairment after acute CO poisoning by preserving adult neurogenesis via an increase in hippocampal BDNF content.
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Ho, I.-Ju, and 何宜儒. "To evaluate the effect of routine therapy combined with hyperbaric oxygen treatment on relative prognostic factors in dogs with acute pancreatitis." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/y3m97j.
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碩士國立中興大學
獸醫學系暨研究所
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The aim of my research is to evaluate the effect of HBO therapy combined with supportive treatment in dogs with acute pancreatitis by serial serum CRP measurement, as well as investigate the prognostic factors for canine pancreatitis at presentation and during the duration of hospitalization. Eleven client-owned dogs met the inclusion criteria and were divided randomly into the control and HBOT group: control group (general supportive treatment) and HBOT group (HBO treated at 2.0-2.5 ATA, 90 min, 3-5 sessions and combined with supportive care). Blood was collected for measuring the concentration of Spec cPL at diagnosis and the day of discharge or death. C reactive protein was measured at least three times during hospitalization unless dogs died. We compared the concentration of Spec cPL and serum CRP between pre and post treatment in the survivors and nonsurvivors. There were significant findings regarding to Spec cPL and CRP in the survivors, but insignificant differences were found in the nonsurvivors. Furthermore, the down trend of sequential CRP concentration was noticed in HBOT group. In addition, the short-term survival rate in the HBOT group was lower than control group. In conclusion, serial measurements of the concentration of serum CRP seem to be a useful method, when combined with subsequent the concentration of Spec cPL and clinical presentation. This combination may evaluate the effectiveness of selected treatment, monitor progression and predict outcome. The result shows that concentration of Spec cPL is faster to reach peak and normalization than CRP. Moreover, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (2.0-2.5 ATA, 90 min) combined with symptomatic and supportive treatment might improve systemic inflammation probably in canine acute pancreatitis.
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CASAROTTO, Andrea. "Effect of hyperbaric oxygenation and gemcitabine on apoptosis of pancreatic ductal tumor cells in vitro." Doctoral thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11562/900182.
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Background: la gemcitabina rappresenta una terapia di prima linea nel trattamento dell’adenocarcinoma pancreatico (PDAC), neoplasia ancora caratterizzata da una sopravvivenza scarsa e da una bassa risposta chemioterapica. La terapia iperbarica (HBO) aumenta la quantità di ossigeno nelle cellule ed aumenta la risposta citotossica indotta dalla chemioterapia. Abbiamo pensato come l’attività chemioterapica della gemcitabina (GEM) possa aumentare in ambiente ricco di ossigeno. In questo studio, infatti, è stata valutata l’effetto della gemcitabina, della terapia iperbarica e della loro associazione nel processo apoptotico delle cellule neoplastiche di adenocarcinoma pancreatico.
Materiale e metodi: Nello studio sono state utilizzate due tipi di cellule di adenocarcinoma pancreatico: PANC-1 e AsPc-1. Le cellule sono state trattate con la quantità di GEM pari alla concentrazione inibente del 50% delle cellule neoplastiche (IC50), con HBP a 2.5 ATA per 90 minuti, con la combinazione di entrambi (HBO prima di GEM [HBO-GEM] e GEM prima di HBO [GEM-HBO]) e con la somministrazione contemporanea di GEM e HBO (GEM+HBO). Nel gruppo controllo (Ctrl) le cellule neoplastiche sono state trattate con PBS alla concentrazione usata per disciogliere la gemcitabina usata negli altri campioni sperimentali. Ventiquattro ore dopo, è stato valutato l’indice apoptotico (AI) in ogni gruppo.
Risultati: PANC-1: HBO da sola non presenta alcun effetto sull’indice apoptotico rispetto al gruppo Ctrl AI: 6.5±0.1 vs. 5.9±0.1. HBO prima e dopo GEM non aumenta l’indice apoptotico AI: 8.2±0.1 (HBO-GEM), 8.5±0.1 (GEM-HBO) vs. 8.1±0.1 (GEM). La combinazione di HBO e GEM aumenta significativamente AI: 10.7±0.02 (p<0.001 vs .tutti gli altri trattamenti).
AsPc-1: HBO da sola non presenta alcun effetto sull’indice apoptotico rispetto al gruppo Ctrl AI: 5.9±0.1 vs. 5.9±0.1. HBO prima e dopo GEM non aumenta AI: 8.2±0.1 (HBO-GEM), 8.4±0.1 (GEM-HBO) vs. 8.0±0.1 (GEM). La combinazione di HBO e GEM aumenta significativamente AI: 9.7±0.1 (p<0.001 vs. tutti gli altri trattamenti).
Conclusione: HBO da sola o quando viene somministrata prima o dopo GEM non presenta alcun effetto nell’indice apoptotico in cellule di PDAC. HBO aumenta significativamente l’indice apoptotico quando somministrata contemporaneamente alla GEM. I nostri risultati suggeriscono come la finestra temporale sarebbe fondamentale per l'utilizzo di HBO come coadiuvante alla chemioterapia .Background: Gemcitabine is first-line therapy for advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) with a poor survival and response rate. Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) enhances delivery of oxygen to hypoxic tumor cells and increases their susceptibility to cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy. We hypothesized that the anticancer activity of gemcitabine (GEM) may be enhanced if tumor cells are placed in an oxygen-rich environment. The present study evaluated the effects of gemcitabine, HBO and their combination on apoptosis of tumor cells. Materials and Methods: PANC-1 and AsPc-1 PDAC tumor cell lines were used. Cultured tumor cells were treated with GEM at its growth-inhibitory concentration (IC50) , HBO at 2.5 ATA for 90 min, a combination of both (HBO before GEM [HBO-GEM] and GEM before HBO [GEM-HBO]) and with the administration at the same time of GEM and HBO (GEM+HBO). In the control group (Ctrl) the tumor cells were treated with PBS (as placebo) equal in quantity to that used to dissolve gemcitabine for administering to the experimental samples. Twenty-four hours later, apoptotic cells in each group were analyzed and the apoptotic index (AI) was calculated. Results: PANC-1 cell line: HBO alone had no effect on AI: 6.5±0.1 vs. 5.9±0.1. HBO before and after gemcitabine did not further increase AI: 8.2±0.1 (HBO-GEM), 8.5±0.1 (GEM-HBO) vs. 8.1±0.1 (GEM). The combination of HBO and gemcitabine significantly increased AI: 10.7±0.02 (p<0.001 vs. all groups). AsPc-1 cell line:HBO-alone had no effect on AI: 5.9±0.1 vs. 5.9±0.1. HBO before and after gemcitabine did not further increase AI: 8.2±0.1 (HBO-GEM), 8.4±0.1 (GEM-HBO) vs. 8.0±0.1 (GEM). The combination of HBO and gemcitabine significantly increased AI: 9.7±0.1 (p<0.001 vs. all groups). Conclusion: HBO-alone, whether administered before and after gemcitabine has no effect on apoptosis of PDAC cells in vitro. HBO significantly enhanced gemcitabine-induced apoptosis when administered during gemcitabine. Our findings suggest that the time window would be critical for using HBO as adjuvant to chemotherapy.