Three patients with carbon monoxide poisoning treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
The clinical management of three patients (two children, one adult) with carbon monoxide poisoning is presented. Treatment included hyperbaric oxygen therapy with a good outcome in two of the three patients. The pathophysiology of carbon monoxide poisoning and the benefits of treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy are reviewed.
Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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D000328:Adult; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male