title: [Hyperbaric oxygen treatment of poisoning].
abstract: Experiments have suggested reduction of neurological sequelae from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning by treatment with hyper-baric oxygen (HBO). Randomised clinical trials have, however, been ambiguous. The discrepancy may be explained by timing of HBO relative to exposure. For other asphyxiants data are too sparse for a qualified judgement. Until more evidence is available, we suggest that HBO is used exclusively for moderate and severe CO poisoning within a time window of 12 hours.
authors.affiliation: Arbejds- og Miljømedicinsk Afdeling og Giftlinjen, Bispebjerg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 København NV. peter.jacobsen@regionh.dk.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Rasmus
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carlsen
authors.forename: Niels Erik
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Ebbehøj
mesh_terms: D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D061665:Time-to-Treatment