Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of burns.
This article presents the rationale and methods used to employ hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment for patients with burns at the Sherman Oaks Community Hospital. It is based upon an expanded concept of burn injury formation and healing. We believe that new knowledge of oxygen transport and storage in the tissues in the presence of HBO will alter our understanding of the process of wound healing and the application of HBO in treatment.
D002056:Burns / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D012867:Skin / Q000503:physiopathology; D014945:Wound Healing
D010100:Oxygen