Clinical Study Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS 2009

Hyperbaric Oxygenation - utility in intensive therapy - part 1.

Lampl L, Frey G, Fischer D, Fischer S — Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS, 2009

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers described the medical treatment of Hyperbaric Oxygenation (HBO) and its indications in intensive therapy.

What They Found

They found that HBO involves breathing 100% oxygen at elevated pressure, primarily indicated for conditions like decompression sickness, gas embolism, carbon monoxide intoxication, and selected anaerobic soft tissue infections. The study emphasized HBO as an adjuvant therapy, not a substitute for conventional surgical or intensive care.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A limitation of this paper is its descriptive nature, which does not present new clinical data or a systematic review of evidence.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Infection
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	19750436
Year Published	2009
Journal	Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS
MeSH Terms	Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Contraindications; Critical Care; Decompression Sickness; Embolism, Air; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation

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