What You Can Expect from Hyperbaric Medicine Practice, 4th Ed.

A textbook may sometimes gain the unusual trait of longevity beyond all other books — it can be revised
and remain a primary source of information for generations of students.

Hyperbaric Medicine Practice by Eric P. Kindwall seems destined to become such a book.

The 4th edition, to be published by Best Publishing Company in 2017, is edited by Harry T. Whelan et al. and pays tribute to its original author, Dr. Kindwall, who died in 2012. It also adds new information of interest to all in the field of diving and clinical hyperbaric medicine.

Most chapters have been written or revised by new authors, and several have the same author or authors but are updated. New chapters include indications for hyperbaric oxygen treatment subjects recently approved for treatment such as idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss and central retinal vein occlusion.

There are also chapters dealing with submarine rescue and problems that pertain to technical and rebreather diving. A chapter supporting the use of a ketogenic diet to reduce the risk of central nervous system oxygen toxicity is supported by considerable technical data but will likely elicit discussion among the scientific community until this modality is backed by human evidence of effectiveness.

Several chapters in the 3rd edition do not appear in this one. These chapters include physics of diving and hyperbaric pressure; hyperbaric oxygen therapy and the quality payment system; sternal wound infection, dehiscence, and sternal osteomyelitis; ileus associated with abdominal surgery and acute myocardial infarction in animals and man.

The omission of chapters dealing with payments and regulations recognize that these issues do not belong in
medical textbooks. The other deletions reflect the minimal value and lack of effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in those conditions or are more appropriately addressed elsewhere.

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Reference: This blog article originally appeared in WCHM magazine, Volume 8 Issue 1, and was authored by HENRY J.C. SCHWARTZ, MD, FACP. Read more from WCHM magazine here: https://www.bestpub.com/images/WCHM_Online/WCHM_Spring2017.pdf