Impact of hyperbaric oxygenation on oxidative stress in diabetic patients.

Taking into consideration that a high concentration of oxygen can express toxic effects due to production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the aim of our investigation was to establish the influence of hyperbaric oxygenation on oxidative stress parameters and antioxidant enzymes in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) type 2. Investigation included 50 patients with DM type 2 divided into two groups. The first group consisted of 25 patients, mean age 70 years, mean duration of illness 12 years and without manifest peripheral vascular complications (Wagner 0).

[Effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on oxidative stress in patients having diabetes mellitus type 2].

Introduction: The aim of our study was to investigate the influence of breathing oxygen under high pressure on potential prooxidative activity in diabetic patients with serious vascular complications.

Material And Methods: 24 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2, were divided into two groups, 12 patients each, by degree of peripheral vascular complications (by Wagner's scale). The group I was composed of 4 women and 8 men, their average age being 70 years, and average diabetes duration of 12 years, without clinically manifest peripheral vascular complication (Wagner 0).

[The use of combined hyperbaric oxygenation and erythropoietin in the treatment of cardiac insufficiency].

Introduction: The aim of this research is to evaluate therapy efficiacy of hyperbaric oxgenation (HBO) with regenerative effects on human tissues and erythropoietin, as a nonspecific growth factor.

Material And Methods: This study included a group of 9 patients with echocardiographically diagnosed cardiac insufficiency with ejection firaction (EF%) under 60%. HBO was used according to the protocol for patients with severe cardiac insufficiency (a total of 15 treatments).