Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves in most cases-with more than half full-chronic tissue damage caused by irradiation. Article posted 5 February 2012

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2 February 2012: source: Article first published online: 2 DEC 2011 DOI: 10.1002/26637 Copyright © 2011 American Cancer Society cncr.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves in most cases chronic tissue damage caused by radiation, according to a large long year study with 441 patients. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is usually used to complement other treatments instead of a replacement for these therapies.
In the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, the researchers 411 treated patients with hyperbaric oxygen for six forms of tissue damage by irradiation-radio therapy, including dental extractions in a osteoradionecrose of the jaw, hyperthermia, and soft tissue radionecrosis (STRN) of the larynx, bladder, bowel, or the skin.
The tissue damage by hyperbaric oxygen therapy were restored in 243 patients (59%), improved by 50% to 90% at 115 patients (28%), improved with less than 50% at 28 patients (7%) and yielded no improvement on at 24 patients (6%). The situation deteriorated in any patient during the treatment, the researchers write.

The figures of the total "healing" ranged from 66% to 100% for intestine STRN injuries relating to dental extractions or surgery to a previously irradiated jaw. The treatment was completely safe, the researchers said. Fear imprisonment was rare. Some had to be treated for patients (approximately 5%)
problems with pressure on the middle ear during the treatment. About one in nine patients complained about myopia-nearsightedness. oxygen-related None of these problems made sure someone had to stop the treatment prematurely. Two patients had a considerable extension of a form of central nervous system oxygen toxicity, which manifested as epileptic attack during inhalation of hyperbaric oxygen. None of these patients was included in the final study analysis, because this patient was due to a treatment at 1 advance to the hyperbaric oxygen treatment and if known at the start this patient ought not participate (an exclusion criterion) and the other patient was previously stopped due to a lack of effectiveness of the therapy, but this didn't stop relating to said reason.

When considering referring a patient to a centre where hyperbaric oxygen therapy is given, the researchers say there is good to watch out that the handlers have a good reputation and also certificates of approval.

At a hyperbaric oxygen therapy you stay several hours in an enclosed space like you are in a submarine. I myself have done this in the hyperbaric oxygen therapy AMC Amsterdam (click here for report thereof ) when I had to undergo this hyperbaric oxygen therapy for 30 days before and after my choosing were pulled in former irradiated area. I could quietly read a book or magazine. In Netherlands are three centres for Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the AMC click here for additional information, Hoogeveen, see their website here and Rijnmond, see here their website which is the most extensive and where also interesting information about use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in brain injury.

More information about hyperbaric zuurstoftherpaie and a list of professional and high-quality bodies in America can be found on the website http://www.uhms.org/

Here is the abstract of the study. If you click here you can see the full study report fee.

The outcomes of 411 patients prospectively collected about 8 years strongly supported the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for the 6 conditions evaluated

Prospective assessment of outcomes in patients treated with hyperbaric oxygen for chronic radiation 411 tissue injury

  1. Neil b. Hampson MD1, †, *,
  2. James r. Holm, MD1
  3. Claude e. Wreford-Brown1, CHRN
  4. John Feldmeier THU2

Article first published online: 2 DEC 2011

DOI: 10.1002/26637 cncr.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Although hyperbaric oxygen is used to treat chronic radiation tissue injury, clinical evidence supporting its efficacy has been limited to date. The authors report prospectively collected patient outcomes from a single Center's large experience using hyperbaric oxygen to treat chronic radiation injury.

METHODS:

Since 2002, patient outcomes at the conclusion of a course of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for chronic radiation tissue injury at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle have been graded by a board-certified hyperbaric physician and prospectively recorded. From 2002 to 2010, a total of 525 patients received treatment for 1 or 6 forms of radionecrosis analyzed. After excluding 114 patients for incomplete records or treatment or hyperbaric oxygen therapy courses or for previous receipt records, or 411 patients were retrospectively reviewed in 2010, and outcomes were regraded by a second board certified physician. A positive clinical response was defined as an outcome graded as either "resolved" (90%-100% improved) or "significantly improved" (50%-89% improved).

RESULTS:

A positive outcome from hyperbaric treatment occurred in 94% of patients with osteoradionecrosis of the jaw (n = 43), 76% of patients with open wounds that caused cutaneous radionecrosis (n = 58), 82% of patients with laryngeal radionecrosis (n = 27), 89% of patients with radiation cystitis (n = 44), 63% of patients with gastrointestinal radionecrosis (n = 73), and 100% of patients who were treated in conjunction with oral surgery in a previously irradiated jaw (n = 166).

CONCLUSIONS:

The outcomes of 411 patients prospectively collected about 8 years strongly supported the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for the 6 conditions evaluated. The response rates