Research Studies

Published research on HBOT for Gas Gangrene (Clostridial Myonecrosis)

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These publications include different levels of evidence—not necessarily clinical trials. PubMed indexing is not proof of benefit or an endorsement. Summaries are based on available PubMed abstracts, not a formal full-text quality assessment. Read the limitations as well as the findings; some papers report no benefit or potential harms.

Retrospective case series 1984

Gas gangrene. An 11-year review of 73 cases managed with hyperbaric oxygen. (opens PubMed in a new tab)

Unsworth IP; Sharp PA — The Medical journal of Australia

Plain English Summary

Describes gas gangrene patients treated with surgery, penicillin, and HBOT, including survival and causes of infection.

Limitations & context: There was no untreated comparison group, so the contribution of HBOT cannot be separated from surgery and antibiotics.

View on PubMed · PMID 6700457

Clinical case series 1999

Management of clostridial gas gangrene and the role of hyperbaric oxygen. (opens PubMed in a new tab)

Korhonen K; Klossner J; Hirn M; Niinikoski J — Annales chirurgiae et gynaecologiae

Plain English Summary

Reports outcomes after combined surgical debridement, antibiotics, intensive care, and HBOT for clostridial gas gangrene.

Limitations & context: The report does not establish an independent HBOT effect. Urgent surgery and antibiotics remain essential.

View on PubMed · PMID 10392252

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