Hypoxia is caused by insufficient oxygen pressure, which requires supplementary oxygen pressure.
If it’s just a lack of oxygen, it’s enough to buy an oxygenerator, but the human body is a world, and there are mountains and flat ground in the human body. Inhaling the oxygen ejected from the oxygenerator can only meet the needs of rivers and valleys in the body, but the mountain tops (cell nuclei) in the human body are still deprived of oxygen. It's like the first floor is not short of water, but the roof is short of water. Due to the relative hypoxic pressure, it is not only the supply of oxygen, but the key is that it must be pressurized at the same time.
Hyperbaric oxygen can allow oxygen to penetrate to the local area and improve the oxygen supply to the local cells. Increase the ability of hypoxic brain tissue, especially the hypoxic area around the hemorrhage focus or infarct area.
Hyperbaric oxygen restores normal metabolism of dying brain cells, protects brain cells, and increases blood flow in the ischemic area. It can also reduce intracranial pressure and help restore consciousness. More importantly, it can promote the recovery of nerve function and reduce sequelae.
Therefore, as an important rehabilitation treatment, hyperbaric oxygen plays an important role in the recovery period of ischemic stroke and cerebral hemorrhage.
Craniocerebral trauma is a major public health problem in our country. Whether an injured person can receive timely and effective treatment directly affects the life and recovery of the patient. On the basis of comprehensive treatment for brain trauma, hyperbaric oxygen therapy should be carried out as soon as possible, which can promote the patient's recovery and reduce permanent dysfunction, and has a positive therapeutic and preventive effect.
A 9-year-old boy was knocked down by a large truck and was immediately unconscious. After examination, he was diagnosed with a severe brain injury. Surgery was performed in the emergency department, and he remained unconscious for 22 days after the operation. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can improve the diffusion capacity of blood oxygen, improve cerebral edema, reduce intracranial pressure, and promote the recovery of cognitive function.Theoretically, it can reduce blood viscosity, increase the blood supply of the vertebral artery, improve the hypoxic state of the brainstem and reticular activation system in the midline, thereby reducing seizures. The department of hyperbaric oxygen was invited to consult to see that the child had atelectasis, which was a relative contraindication to hyperbaric oxygen treatment, and the intracranial pressure was higher than the normal range, and had seizures after admission, which is at greater risk.
After informing the family of the risks of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and obtaining informed consent, the child was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the same day. The cabin was opened separately and the decompression time was extended to avoid large fluctuations in intracranial pressure and brain herniation. After 15 times of dehydration to lower intracranial pressure and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the child was re-measured to normal intracranial pressure, recovered consciousness, and responded.
After the child's consciousness was fully recovered, his memory, understanding, and calculation skills were poor. After being discharged from the hospital, he continued to receive hyperbaric oxygen therapy. At this stage, hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases the speed of nerve regeneration and the number of axon regeneration, thereby promoting nerve cell repair and reducing the complications and sequelae of brain trauma. After a total of 181 hyperbaric oxygen treatments, the child returned to the hometown and resumed school. All subjects were excellent at the end of the semester.
We treat hundreds of patients with traumatic brain injury every year. According to clinical observations, in the acute period of 1 month after the patient's injury, the earlier the intervention of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the more significant the effect. Our statistics found that with hyperbaric oxygen therapy within 10 days after injury, the recovery rate of patients exceeded 90%.For patients with brain trauma, the timing of hyperbaric oxygen intervention is the key to the treatment effect and prognosis. It is recommended to implement it as soon as possible after excluding contraindications such as active bleeding and intracranial gas.
Author: Department of Hyperbaric Oxygen, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University
One day in early March, someone sent us a letter of commendation.
Her daughter is 8 years old. After the face was pinched, she was diagnosed as a skin avulsion on the left side of the face. The wound was about 3 by 4 square centimeters. The best solution is skin grafting, otherwise scars will be left. Parents cannot accept this reality. Zhang Xiaoying, the director of the Hyperbaric Oxygen Department knew about this, and she recommended hyperbaric oxygen therapy.Hyperbaric oxygen can promote the healing of skin wounds without leaving scars. It can also be started immediately. The parents agreed.
After debridement in the emergency department at 11 o'clock that night, the little girl received hyperbaric oxygen for 2 hours. During the treatment, she not only had no pain, she also watched a movie. What's even more amazing was the fact that half of the little girl's face, which looked like a big balloon, became flat. The next morning, there was a patient treated in the same cabin with a fracture for three months after the second operation. The incision and fracture could not heal after the fracture. He did not get better until he was treated with hyperbaric oxygen. The current treatment is one month. , The skin and bones have grown well, and he will be discharged from the hospital immediately.
The little girl was treated with hyperbaric oxygen once a day for a week, and her face was healed miraculously. she is free from the pain of skin grafting without leaving any scars. After a week of hyperbaric oxygen treatment, the little girl’s face overflowed with the smile.
Facial soft tissue trauma is a relatively common disease in the clinic, and most need emergency treatment. Due to loose facial tissues and rich blood circulation, it is easy to cause swelling and deformation after trauma, eyelid ectropion, increased secretions, and contamination of the wound. Improper treatment can lead to infection even disfigurement. Conventional treatments are often accompanied by wound pain, local swelling, infection, circulatory disturbances, and have serious adverse effects on the survival rate of tissues. In terms of treatment, we add hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the basis of dressing change, in order to achieve the purpose of simple application, reliable curative effect, and less sequelae.
Why does hyperbaric oxygen have a peculiar effect on soft tissue damage?
Promote the proliferation of fibroblasts and the release of collagen.
Promote vascular regeneration.
Promote the growth of epithelial cells.
Shrink the expanded blood vessels, reduce blood vessel exudation and reduce tissue swelling.
Inhibit the growth of anaerobes and aerobic bacteria in wounds.
Enhance the ability of macrophages and neutrophils to engulf and kill bacteria and engulf necrotic tissues, and enhance their ability to resist infection and clear lesions.
It has a synergistic effect with antibiotics and other antibacterial drugs.
Hyperbaric oxygen is a new type of treatment for skin damage. Inhalation of pure oxygen under high pressure can speed up the body's metabolism and increase cell viability. The effect is accurate, the treatment course is significantly shortened, and there is no or little scar formation and pigmentation on the wound after treatment. At present, our hospital has combined hyperbaric oxygen and trauma center to solve skin wounds, so that wound healing is no longer a problem.
Author:Hyperbaric Oxygen Center, Shenmu Hospital, Shaanxi Province
Zhang Xiaoying
The animal hyperbaric oxygen chamber is oxygen supplying machine to the tissues of the pet animals. This process of supplying oxygen to different tissues of the body is called oxygen therapy for animals. However, apart from compensating for the shortage of oxygen, the hyperbaric oxygen chamber is also useful in the healing of stubborn wounds.
Thus, this article is helpful for you if you are trying to get crucial information about your pet oxygen therapy. It will also narrate the method of oxygenating the pet and the use of the hyperbaric oxygen chamber for animals. It will also discuss the important questions related to the oxygen therapy of animals inquired by most of the people.
Can I buy oxygen for my dog?
If you want to buy an oxygen chamber for your dog, you should have an idea of the prices and costs of the chambers. However, their price varies according to the model and features of the hyperbaric oxygen chamber. The price of the oxygen chamber that has domestic use is generally of low cost as compared to others. The general cost for these animal hyperbaric oxygen chambers is almost $3999.
However, you should take into account the necessary precautions for the use of a domestic hyperbaric chamber at home. Generally, the hyperbaric oxygen chambers for the animals are of two important types. The mild type of oxygen chambers and traditional type of oxygen chambers are of frequent use.
The traditional type of oxygen chambers is expensive as compared to the mild type of oxygen chambers. But the advantage is that they have the insurance coverage that is not available in the case of a mild type of oxygen chamber.
What is oxygen therapy for dogs?
The process of supplying oxygen to the different sensitive tissues of the body is known as oxygen therapy. When your dog is present inside the animal hyperbaric oxygen chamber, the process of oxygen transmission to the different tissues of the body starts. The oxygen chamber contains pure oxygen gas that is 3 times greater in volume as compared to the level in the atmosphere.
Inside the hyperbaric oxygen chamber, the rate of supply of oxygen to the body tissues is fast as compared to the atmosphere. In this environment, the repair of damaged tissues becomes very easy and fast. Moreover, the tissues having sensitive and vulnerable nature can also get sufficient oxygen. As I have mentioned earlier, the hyperbaric oxygen chamber is also useful for the cure of different blood circulatory ailments.
How can you get oxygen at home?
The oxygen therapy for the animals does also include the essential and precautionary steps as are in the case of humans. There is no chance of treating your pet with negligence during the oxygen therapy. It is important to consult with the veterinarian to know whether your dog requires oxygen therapy or not.
If the veterinarian says that your dog needs the supply of oxygen through the hyperbaric chamber, you should also inquire about the dose of oxygen essential for the dog. You should provide the accurate and required amount of oxygen to your dog.
Once, you have collected all the relevant information and guidelines from the veterinarian, then you can go on according to the instructions. The animal hyperbaric oxygen chamber is the best oxygen supply machine for your pet. This is a type of chamber or tank to provide pure oxygen to different tissues of the body.
Is it safe to sleep in a hyperbaric chamber?
It is important to know the effects of residing in the hyperbaric chamber for the whole night or sleeping inside the chamber. The fundamental purpose of the oxygen chamber is to provide oxygen to the different parts of the body. However, the veterinarians say that there is no use in residing in the chamber once the tissues have got a sufficient supply of oxygen.
However, the doctors narrate that it is of no use to keep your pet inside the hyperbaric chamber after the first two hours. The reason behind it is that maximum oxygen is supplied to the body tissues in the first two hours. After this period, there is no use or harm in keeping the dog inside the hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
How long can you breathe pure oxygen?
The breathing process to get the pure oxygen in the hyperbaric chamber is of different spans for different pets. It does depend upon the patient and requirement of the oxygen to the patient.
The fundamental purpose of the oxygen chamber is to provide oxygen supply to tissues of the body. The condition of the patent can tell us how much oxygen and how long it has to supply.
In the case of normal circumstances, there is a need for two sessions of breathing pure oxygen. One session usually contains five days a week. These sessions will help to maintain the supply of oxygen in the body.
If the session is appropriate to meet the oxygen requirement for the week, the patient has to take the next session in the next week.
Under what condition your pet need hyperbaric oxygen chamber session?
However, in the intense shortage of oxygen in the body, there is a need for more sessions. The sessions will continue until the patient recovers from the deficiency of oxygen. However, the physicians indicate that patient can need up to 30 sessions for the complete recovery.
So, the duration of the breathing in pure oxygen inside an animal hyperbaric oxygen chamber varies for the different patients.
Who is not a candidate for hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
There is no doubt that oxygen therapy has proved a miracle for patients having an oxygen shortage. They can get sufficient oxygen inside the hyperbaric oxygen chamber. However, this oxygen therapy is not suitable for all patients. If we do this for the patients, who are not candidates for oxygen therapy, it will result in adverse conditions.
We should not do oxygen therapy for patients who are not candidates for oxygen therapy. The patients who have the issue of hypertension, are not suitable candidates for oxygen therapy. The reason is that they are vulnerable to higher blood pressure. Moreover, the patients facing diabetes mellitus are also excluded from the list of candidates for oxygen therapy.
What does the oxygen chamber do for you?
The animal hyperbaric oxygen chamberprovides an excellent method to supply oxygen to the different tissues of the body. It can provide oxygen to the body quickly and fast as compared to the atmospheric air. Moreover, it is also helpful in the treatment of stubborn wounds and carbon dioxide poisoning.
What does the oxygen chamber do?
The oxygen transmission to the body tissues is fast when the patient is present inside the oxygen chamber. The reason is that pure oxygen is present inside the hyperbaric chamber. It has as much as 3 times the oxygen in the atmosphere. That is why oxygen therapy is a great contribution to the patients of oxygen shortage.
Different types of hyperbaric chambers have different costs. Moreover, the type of hyperbaric chamber determines the use it. The condition of the patient also determines the duration of oxygen therapy.
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