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Finally, the conference also issued 'negative' recommendations for those conditions where there is evidence not to use HBOT
and HBOT is considered as not indicated with a Type 1 recommendation. There were no Type 1A indications for HBOT
identified by the conference, indicating that much clinical research is still required to clarify the role of HBOT in clinical practice.

A full report is being prepared for publication.
Source from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27335005

Recent Publications
abstracts of articles related to Hyperbaric Nurses and Technicians, excl. medical indications or
interventions
keywords: Hyperbaric, oxygen
search machine: Medline
period of search: 1/2016 – 9/2016
1. A modified device for continuous CONCLUSION: Further study of possible risk factors,
non-invasive blood pressure The results of comparing patients including chamber type, is warranted.
measurements in humans under with non-healing wounds with
hyperbaric and/or oxygen-enriched healthy people are characterized by 5. The safety of hyperbaric oxygen
conditions. reduced taste sensitivity. After treatment--retrospective analysis in
van der Bel R et al. 2016 participation in hyperbaric oxygen 2,334 patients.
therapy, the improvement in Hadanny A et al. 2016
CONCLUSION: perception of taste sensations and
The modified system provides safe, changes in hedonic evaluation have CONCLUSION:
stable, continuous non-invasive blood occurred among patients with non- Strict operational protocols, including
pressure trends under both normobaric healing wounds. In terms of food pre-HBO2 therapy evaluations and in-
and hyperbaric conditions. preference, a decreased desire for chamber monitoring, are essential and
eating sweet desserts, chocolate, and improve patient safety. When applied,
2. Seizures during hyperbaric crisps was observed in those patients HBO2 therapy can be considered one
oxygen therapy: retrospective who received hyperbaric oxygen of the safest medical treatments
analysis of 62,614 treatment therapy. available today.
sessions.
Hadanny A et al. 2016 4. Rates of visual acuity change in 6. The measurement of Eustachian
patients receiving hyperbaric tube function in a hyperbaric
CONCLUSION: oxygen in monoplace and multiplace chamber using an ear canal
Seizures induced by oxygen toxicity chambers. microphone.
during HBO₂ therapy are extremely Churchill S et al. 2016 Fischer HG et al. 2016
rare. Moreover, in relation to oxygen-
induced seizures, HBO₂ therapy can be CONCLUSION: CONCLUSION:
considered safe for patients suffering In this retrospective review of quality The study established a simple
with chronic neurological disorders improvement data, 28% of patients technical method for analyzing the
except for uncontrolled epilepsy. had a 2-line change in visual acuity by function of the Eustachian tube and
Snellen exam after treatment with provided new information about
3. Alterations in taste perception as HBO₂. barometric pressure regulation of the
a result of hyperbaric oxygen middle ear.
therapy.
Hartman-Petrycka M. et al. 2016