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Hyperbaric Oxygenation  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The therapeutic intermittent administration of oxygen in a chamber at greater than sea-level atmospheric pressures (three atmospheres). It is considered effective treatment for air and gas embolisms, smoke inhalation, acute carbon monoxide poisoning, caisson disease, clostridial gangrene, etc. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992). The list of treatment modalities includes stroke.

Entry terms

  • Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
  • Oxygenation, Hyperbaric

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