Abstract
The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as part of the treatment of thermal burns is far from being universally accepted. Although there appears to be substantial experimental animal evidence of the positive effects of hyperbaric oxygen in many aspects of the pathophysiology of the severe burn, the clinical human studies confirming these effects are lacking. Reasons for this are mostly related to practical and logistic difficulties in organising such studies.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Handbook on Hyperbaric Medicine |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
Pages | 479-494 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Volume | 9781402044489 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781402044489 |
ISBN (Print) | 1402043767, 9781402043765 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- Cytokines
- Inflammation
- Ischemia-reperfusion
- Leukocyte activation
- Oxygen free radicals
- Secondary ischemia
- Skin graft
- Thermal burns