Uses of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the 1990s

摘要: Hyperbaric oxygen can produce a variety of effects in addition to reducing air and gas embolism. It increases the killing ability leukocytes is lethal certain anaerobic bacteria. inhibits toxin formation by anaerobes, flexibility red cells, reduces tissue edema, preserves intracellular adenosine triphosphate, maintains oxygenation absence hemoglobin. In addition, it stimulates fibroblast growth, collagen formation, promotes more rapid growth capillaries, terminates lipid peroxidation. These actions hyperbaric are useful treating infections that result gangrene, as well severe aerobic such necrotizing fasciitis, malignant external otitis, chronic refractory osteomyelitis. help preserve ischemic tissues facilitates spread arborization new capillaries. healing problem wounds. Adjunctive treatment approach management radionecrosis. morbidity mortality resulting from carbon monoxide poisoning. Protocols for therapy at present mostly empirical; much additional research needed better define therapeutic indications.