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National HBOT Directory
We are proud to announce that our online directory of hyperbaric facilities has grown by leaps and bounds. Nearly a thousand facilities now find a home on our up-to-date hyperbaric directory.

Hyperbaric In The News...

Hemodynamic changes during spinal anesthesia in premature infants with congenital heart disease undergoing inguinal hernia correction
Conclusions: The data suggest that SA with 1 mg·kg−1 of either hyperbaric tetracaine or bupivacaine can be used safely as the sole anesthetic for inguinal hernia repair in infants with noncyanotic CHD even when fluid restricted and apparently causes minimal respiratory complications in these infants. (Source: Pediatric Anesthesia)

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Oxygen Therapy Slows Type 1 Diabetes in Mice, Study Says
But whether hyperbaric treatment would help humans is unknown (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Health News)

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treatment of children with autism: a systematic review of randomized trials
This study systematically reviews the current evidences for treating of autism with HBO therapy. According to PRISMA guidelines for a systematic review, the databases of MEDLINE/Pubmed, Google Scholar, and Randomised Controlled Trials in Hyperbaric Medicine were electronically searched. In addition, medical subject heading terms and text words for hyperbaric oxygen therapy and autism were used. The main inclusion criteria were published studies which reported the original data from the trials conducted on the patients with autism and assessed outcomes with a valid and reliable instrument. A quality assessment was also conducted. The electronically search resulted in 18 title of publications. Two studies were randomized, double-blind, controlled-clinical trials. While some uncontrolled and ...

Preventive aspects in peripheral artery disease
The prevalence of peripheral artery disease is steadily increasing and is associated with significant morbidity, including a significant percentage of amputations. Peripheral artery disease often goes undiagnosed, making its prevention increasingly important. Patients with peripheral arterial disease are at increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes which makes prevention even more important. Several risk factors have been identified in the pathophysiology of peripheral artery disease which should be modified to decrease risk. Smoking, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes are among proven risk factors for the development of peripheral artery disease, thus smoking cessation, lipid control, blood pressure control, and glucose control have been tried and shown to be effective in ...

Prevention of Autoimmune Diabetes and Induction of β-Cell Proliferation in NOD Mice by Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
Authors: Faleo G, Fotino C, Bocca N, Molano RD, Zahr-Akrawi E, Molina J, Villate S, Umland O, Skyler JS, Bayer AL, Ricordi C, Pileggi A Abstract We evaluated the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HOT) on autoimmune diabetes development in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice. Animals received no treatment or daily 60-min HOT 100% oxygen (HOT-100%) at 2.0 atmospheres absolute and were monitored for diabetes onset, insulitis, infiltrating cells, immune cell function, and β-cell apoptosis and proliferation. Cyclophosphamide-induced diabetes onset was reduced from 85.3% in controls to 48% after HOT-100% (P < 0.005) and paralleled by lower insulitis. Spontaneous diabetes incidence reduced from 85% in controls to 65% in HOT-100% (P = 0.01). Prediabetic mice receiving HOT-100% showed lowe...

Carbon monoxide - Bateman DN.
Carbon monoxide poisoning may be either accidental or deliberate. The principles of treatment are rapid removal from source and treatment with oxygen at high flow rates. The precise role of hyperbaric oxygen in treatment remains controversial. Myocardial ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in necrotising soft tissue infections: a study of patients in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample
Conclusions This retrospective analysis of HBO2 therapy in NSTI showed that despite the higher hospitalisation cost and longer length of stay, the statistically significant reduction in mortality supports the use of HBO2 therapy in NSTI. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory OriginalPages 1-9DOI 10.1007/s00134-012-2558-4Authors Chai R. Soh, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, SingaporeRicardo Pietrobon, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, SingaporeJohn J. Freiberger, Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USASophia T. Chew, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, SingaporeDimple Rajgor, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, SingaporeMihir Gandhi, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical S...

New Media Gallery
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Regarding Medical Equipment Sales:

Portable hyperbaric chambers are Class II medical equipment. All consumers must provide a copy of your prescription. As this is class II medical equipment the sale (new or used) and/or rental of such equipment is restricted outside of a physician’s recommendation. Your physician may fax us a copy direct or if you already have a copy you may fax or send us a copy via mail. For businesses purchasing hyperbaric equipment for use in an office setting, we require a copy of of federal Tax ID papers in addition to a signed statement that your intentions of purchasing the equipment are not for personal, rather professional administration.

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The information provided throughout this web site is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Hyperbaric Options LLC makes no claims in regards to the effectiveness of "hyperbaric therapies" in the treatment of specific conditions. As "hyperbaric therapies" are considered medical treatment, please consult your physician regarding the benefits and application of such therapies. The term "hyperbaric therapies" includes: hyperbaric oxygen therapy, HBOT, hypberaric therapy, HBT, mild hyperbaric therapy, MHT, mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy, mildHBOT, and any other derivations including the keyword "hyperbaric".

Words of Wisdom

“The deeper we go into the facets of life, the more mysterious we encounter. Analyzing living systems, we often have to pull them to pieces, decompose complex biological happenings into simple reactions. The smaller and simpler the system we study, the more it will satisfy the rules of physics and chemistry, the more we will understand it, but also the less “alive” it will be. So when we have broken down living systems to molecules and analyzed their behavior, we may kid ourselves into believing that we know what life is, forgetting that molecules have no life at all.”

–Dr. Albert Szent Gyorgyi