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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

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Basics

Description

Administration of 100% oxygen at >1 atm (typically 2–3 atm)
Mechanisms of action:
- Increases oxygen availability at the cellular level:
  - Breathing 100% oxygen at 3 atm supplies enough dissolved oxygen to support life without hemoglobin.
- Compresses formed gas bubbles (in cases of air embolism or decompression sickness)
2 types of hyperbaric oxygen chambers:
- Monoplace:
  - Accommodates 1 supine patient
  - Technician outside the chamber for monitoring
  - Compressed with 100% oxygen
- Multiplace:
  - Holds multiple patients
  - Holds attendants who “dive” with the patients
  - Airlocks available for medication/equipment transfer outside of the chamber
  - Compressed with air—patients breath oxygen by face mask, endotracheal tube, or face hood.

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Citation

Barkin, Adam Z., et al., editors. "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 5th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307112/all/Hyperbaric_Oxygen_Therapy.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. In: Barkin AZ, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. 5th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307112/all/Hyperbaric_Oxygen_Therapy. Accessed February 18, 2019.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. (2016). In Barkin, A. Z., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Rosen, P., Schaider, J. J., Shayne, P., & Wolfe, R. E. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307112/all/Hyperbaric_Oxygen_Therapy

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy [Internet]. In: Barkin AZ, Barkin RM, Hayden SR, Rosen P, Schaider JJ, Shayne P, Wolfe RE, editors. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2016. [cited 2019 February 18]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307112/all/Hyperbaric_Oxygen_Therapy

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