Hyperbaric chambers are medical devices where
a non-invasive therapy is provided by delivering
oxygen at high concentrations. By giving 100% O₂
at a pressure above 1.4 ATA you obtain a partial
pressure of O₂ in the body many times higher than
the one found in normal conditions.
When is hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) used?
HBOT is used as a primary therapy in some
pathologies and intoxications or as an adjuvant
therapy in pathologies undergoing without adequate
levels of oxygen in the tissues. The rise in oxygen
saturation in the blood reached in the hyperbaric
chamber acts as an anti-inflammatory, stimulates the
building of new blood vessels, stimulates the cells
that produce collagen, stimulates stem cells and
increases the bactericide activity of white blood cells.
Benefits resulting in the use of hyperbaric
oxygen therapy:
Hyperbaric Chamber
I
t is considered a branch of
medicine dedicated to the
study of behavior of gases
in the humane body at high
atmospheric pressures and
the diseases which could be treatable by
means of the systematic administration
of gases through the respiratory system.
Being a non-invasive treatment, it is
when the patient breaths pure oxygen
within a cylindrical pressure chamber
able to withstand atmospheric pressures
higher than the normal ambient pressure.
• Acceleration of development of scar tissue from
surgical or acquired wounds
• Infection control
• Improvement in chronic wounds
• Treatment of diabetic foot
• Treatment in sudden hearing loss
• Lesions caused by sport activities
• Reduction of inflammation
• Treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning, etc.
Among the benefits of HBOT you find that it
stimulates the growth of new blood vessels in areas
where the circulation is compromised, helping
to preserve the skin transplants, flaps and other
tissues in which circulation is reduced, reduction
in the recovery period in lesions caused by sports,
therefore athletes can return to their physical
activities in less time and they present higher
physical performance.
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Dr. Luis Jairo Ocana Cruz
NOVEMBER 2018 | GBSAN.COM 81