title: [Hyperbaric oxygenation and arteriopathies].
abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (O.H.B.) in arteriopathies of the limbs was tested in 2 021 patients over a period of time extending from 1966 to 1983. Therapeutic pressure varied from 2 to 2.4 absolute atmospheres (A.T.A.) as it is specified using plethysmography. The therapeutic periods at a frequency of 1 or 2 per day according to clinical characteristics have 1 hour duration for a total of 30 therapeutic periods. No complication was observed using this technique. O.H.B. increased the oxygen debt by enriching the blood in O2. The plethysmographic controls showed in 40% of cases a transport of circulating masses from healthy territories in vasoconstriction to the non responding hypoxic territories. An over-oxygenation of the additional blood resulted in ischaemic zones. This study suggests that O.H.B. may be an important method of treatment of patients with asymptomatic arteriopathy.
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001167:Arteritis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D010991:Plethysmography
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen
vernacular_title: Oxygénothérapie hyperbare et artériopathies.