by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 17, 2020 | Fight the Good Fight
I am still exploring the use of transdermal oxygen for certain types of ischemic ulcers. The foot injury depicted in these photos occurred when a training weight fell on a professional athlete’s foot and avulsed the distal ends of the left great, second and third...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 14, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT
Last week, the Senate passed a bill that expands Veteran’s Administration (VA) research into Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). The bill requires the VA to study and report on the effectiveness of HBOT in partnership with private organizations. Since oxygen is not made...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 13, 2020 | Healthcare Payment Policy
Check out this article I wrote on the development of a wound-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire – and why it failed as a surrogate for wound outcome – posted on the eKare website. Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 13, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) and the American College of Hyperbaric Medicine (ACHM) have endorsed an updated position statement on the use of HBO2 for COVID-19 pneumonia (follow this link for the full statement). It’s long statement but worth...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 11, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
The results of a prospective study of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for COVID-19 respiratory distress are available ahead of print in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. Gorenstein and colleagues treated 20 COVID-19 patients with HBOT and used propensity-matched...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 7, 2020 | Healthcare Payment Policy
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are resuming post-payment reviews of items/services provided before March 1, 2020. The Targeted Probe and Educate program (intensive education to assess provider compliance through up to three rounds of review) will restart...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 6, 2020 | Don't Miss This
The Mysterious Case of the Ischemic Achilles There’s a case report published online in “Vascular Disease Management” that is worth some conversation. The patient underwent a dermatological procedure on the back of the left calf that involved cryotherapy. About two...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 5, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT
Check out this Associated Press article by Robin McDowell and Margie Mason on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for COVID-19. It is available on multiple news outlets. Pass this on. –Caroline Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 4, 2020 | COVID-19, Dr. Marissa Carter
Guest Blog by Dr. Marissa Carter Here’s part 2 of an article by Dr. Marissa Carter about a topic I am following closely – the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. –Caroline In part I we covered the mechanics of COVID-19 vaccine trials. In part II, I will discuss...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 3, 2020 | COVID-19
Check out this photo of the small but mighty women of my Wound Clinic. We won the hospital award for “most improved numbers” since COVID. We are trying to bring our clinic program back to health. It’s also a little window on the struggle of many hospitals to survive....
