title: [Hyperbaric chamber].
abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe a hyperbaric chamber, to expound on the physiology of oxygen dissolved in plasma, state the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and the clinical uses of this therapy. The role of nurses during this entire procedure which this treatment calls for shall also be highlighted in this article.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Fernández Angulo
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing