Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy reduces length of hospitalization in thermal burns.
The use of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy as part of a comprehensive program of burn care at our institution has resulted in a statistically significant reduction in length of hospital stay (p = less than 0.012) with no increase in cost of hospital care in patients suffering burns over 18% to 39% of total body surface area.
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Department of Surgery, Brookside Hospital, San Pablo, California.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged