Defining the Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as an Adjunct to Reconstructive Surgery.

This article attempts to lessen this bias by reviewing the benefits of HBOT in conditions where there is uniform acceptance of its role, such as carbon monoxide poisoning and decompression illness. It demonstrates that these conditions have similar pathophysiologic derangements to conditions commonly encountered by the reconstructive/wound care surgeon, including crush injuries, compartment syndrome, compromised flaps, and thermal burns.
PMID: 32681876 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Surgical Clinics of North America - July 19, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Harl MJ Tags: Surg Clin North Am Source Type: research