Integumentary: Wound Care: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Flashcards
1
Q
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
A
- Patient breathes 100% oxygen in a sealed full body chamber with elevated atmospheric pressure.
2
Q
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Hyperoxygenation
A
- Reverses tissue hypoxia and facilitates wound healing due to enhanced solubility of oxygen.
3
Q
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Indicated
A
- Compromised skin grafts
- Acute ischemia
- Osteomyelitis
- Necrotizing infections
- Thermal burns
- Wounds not healing due to hypoxia
4
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Contraindicated
A
- Pneuomothorax that is untreated
- Patients on antineoplastic medications
