<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this publication, we adduce examples of the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in urinary tract diseases. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been proved to have a positive influence on the kidneys of animals with diabetes, sepsis or undergoing chemotherapy. In the literature, we can also find many examples of the use of hyperbaric therapy with good clinical outcomes in human patients with prostatic hypertrophy, pyelonephritis, and hemorrhagic cystitis. The first trials of this kind of treatment of urinary tract diseases were started at the end of the twentieth century. In spite of the promising results, and numerous reports on the effectiveness of this non-invasive method of treatment, it is not currently used on a regular basis.</p><p>Because many factors such as time, multiple applications, the parameters used in the hyperbaric chamber as well as the medications taken by the patient affect the quality of the result, further studies are needed to make hyperbaric therapy more suitable and safer for each patient.</p></abstract>

In this publication, we adduce examples of the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in urinary tract diseases. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been proved to have a positive influence on the kidneys of animals with diabetes, sepsis or undergoing chemotherapy. In the literature, we can also find many examples of the use of hyperbaric therapy with good clinical outcomes in human patients with prostatic hypertrophy, pyelonephritis, and hemorrhagic cystitis. The first trials of this kind of treatment of urinary tract diseases were started at the end of the twentieth century. In spite of the promising results, and numerous reports on the effectiveness of this non-invasive method of treatment, it is not currently used on a regular basis.Because many factors such as time, multiple applications, the parameters used in the hyperbaric chamber as well as the medications taken by the patient affect the quality of the result, further studies are needed to make hyperbaric therapy more suitable and safer for each patient.

Influence of hyperbaric oxygenation and its use in urinary tract diseases

Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical University in Lublin,

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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In this publication, we adduce examples of the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in urinary tract diseases. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been proved to have a...

Influence of hyperbaric oxygenation and its use in urinary tract diseases

Published Online: Dec 18, 2016

Page range: 25 - 32

Received: Jul 04, 2016

Accepted: Aug 15, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2016-0016

Keywords
hyperbary, hyperbaric oxygenation, urinary tract disease

© 2016 Małgorzata Skiba et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Influence of hyperbaric oxygenation and its use in urinary tract diseases

Published Online: Dec 18, 2016

Page range: 25 - 32

Received: Jul 04, 2016

Accepted: Aug 15, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2016-0016

Keywordshyperbary, hyperbaric oxygenation, urinary tract disease

© 2016 Małgorzata Skiba et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
hyperbary, hyperbaric oxygenation, urinary tract disease