peternubreed (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Thanks for the response! I've heard that there is another form of HBO which rises the blood oxigene level to above 90percent by giving pure oxigene to breath or something I dont no exactly. Does anyone know about this?

xristov11 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I am an multiple sclerosis patient and have been having oxygen treatment every week for 20 years. No need for a mono chamber. 60 centres with multiplace chambers. Regards Christopher

UKHYPERBARICS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yes it is possible to treat someone who has been in prolonged anoxic coma for 4 months with HBO - but the HBO Unit would need to be specialised and able to handle this type of patient. There is very little evidence that HBO therapy is useful in this condition; it may help brain function but would not help the contractures. Quite a lot of work has been done on the use of HBO for Stroke, but there is no clear evidence that it use is worthwhile.

peternubreed (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Is it possible to treat a patient who has been in prolonged anoxic coma for 4 months? Does the treatment help in brain function or with the limb contractures?

iamben24 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

thankz a lot....... any website for dos chambers? tht was helpful....... am a nurse and in my experience,most of da venous(arterial)ulcers take months to heal....esp in da elderly.... so i was jus wonderin abt da alternatives available thnx a lot

UKHYPERBARICS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Patients may have to have between 20-40 sessions each lasting up to 90mins of oxygen breathing at the treatment pressure.

UKHYPERBARICS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Compression bandaging is much better as a first line therapy for Venous leg ulcers than HBO. It is much cheaper and less time consuming and heals approx 75% of Venous leg ulcers which are often caused by poor venous return from the legs. Therefore we would not suggest HBO as a first line therapy for Venous leg ulcers, however it may be useful when used adjunctively with bandaging if there is failure to heal in 12+ weeks of bandaging alone.

UKHYPERBARICS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

There are 3 chambers in Ireland that we are aware of these being in Dublin, Galway and Craigavon (NI).

iamben24 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hav u ny idea there any hyberbaric centre in ireland? and is it heelpful for venous ulcers? how many sessions will one hafta undergo n how long does each session last?