Does equipoise exist amongst experts regarding the role of hyperbaric oxygen treatment for necrotising soft tissue infection?

ANZ J Surg. 2021 Apr;91(4):485-487. doi: 10.1111/ans.16337.

Authors

Bridget Devaney^{1

2

3}, David Pilcher^{1

3}, Biswadev Mitra^{2

3

4}, Jason Watterson^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Intensive Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Emergency and Trauma Centre, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ National Trauma Research Institute, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 33847053
DOI: 10.1111/ans.16337

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Debridement
Fasciitis, Necrotizing* / drug therapy
Humans
Hyperbaric Oxygenation*
Oxygen
Soft Tissue Infections* / drug therapy

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Oxygen