Baromedicine today--rational uses of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

dc.contributor.authorTabrah, F L
dc.contributor.authorTanner, R
dc.contributor.authorVega, R
dc.contributor.authorBatkin, S
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-02T16:04:58Z
dc.date.available2019-07-02T16:04:58Z
dc.date.issued1994-04
dc.description.abstractCompressed air, and more recently hyperbaric oxygen, have been used and misused in medical treatment for more than 300 years. Advances in physiology have led to rational protocols for hyperbaric oxygen use. Hyperbaric oxygen will enhance wound healing by fibroblast and capillary proliferation, suppress infection, reduce edema, reverse CNS damage from carbon monoxide and cyanide poisoning, and reduce clostridial alpha toxins. Monoplace and multiplace chambers are used for treatment during which EKG and oxygen tissue monitoring, as well as hemodynamic and respiratory support, can be continued, iatrogenic air embolism and diving decompression sickness demand immediate treatment. Investigative uses of adjunct therapy for several other clinical problems include treatment of MS, acute spinal cord injuries, and acute MI. Specific indications agreed on by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society are recognized by most third-party payers including Medicare, Champus, and HMSA. Hyperbaric medicine remains a fertile area for basic physiologic investigation and outcomes research.
dc.identifier.issn0017-8594
dc.identifier.pubmed8045777
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/62514
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subject.meshBarotrauma/etiology/mortality/physiopathology/therapy
dc.subject.meshDiving/injuries
dc.subject.meshEquipment Design
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshHyperbaric Oxygenation/adverse effects/instrumentation/methods
dc.subject.meshRisk Factors
dc.titleBaromedicine today--rational uses of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeReview
dc.type.dcmiText
prism.number4
prism.pagerange112-5, 119
prism.publicationnameHawaii medical journal
prism.volume53

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