Monoplace hyperbaric oxygen therapy for gas gangrene
D. L. Fowler, L. L. Evans and J. E. Mallow
Untreated gas gangrene is a fulminating infection that can lead to
extensive tissue necrosis and death. Hyperbaric oxygen, when used with
antibiotics and surgical debridement, can lead to decreased mortality. Nine
patients with gas gangrene proven by positive clostridial cultures have
been treated at St Luke's Hospital of Kansas City with a mortality of
11.1%. A case of gas gangrene developing from a perirectal abscess is
presented.
