Physiology and medicine of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Tom S. Neuman, Stephen R. Thom.
• Other Names: Neuman, Tom S; Thom, Stephen R
• Contents: History of hyperbaric therapy -- Monoplace hyperbaric chambers -- Multiplace hyperbaric chambers -- The physics of hyperbaric oxygen therapy -- Clearance to dive and fitness for work -- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in newborn infants and pediatric patients -- Critical care of patients needing hyperbaric oxygen therapy -- Pulmonary gas exchange, oxygen transport, and tissue oxygenation -- Ischemia-reperfusion injury and hyperbaric oxygen therapy: basic mechanisms and clinical studies -- Pressure effects on human physiology -- Oxygen and the basic mechanisms of wound healing -- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for delayed radiation injuries -- Gas embolism: venous and arterial gas embolism -- Decompression sickness -- Carbon monoxide pathophysiology and treatment -- Management of chronic wounds -- Compromised grafts and flaps -- Clostridial myositis, necrotizing fasciitis, and zygomycotic infections -- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in chronic osteomyelitis -- Crush injuries: justification of and indication for hyperbaric oxygen therapy -- Evidence and hyperbaric oxygen therapy: summarizing the literature and a review of some unconventional indications -- Effects of pressure -- Oxygen toxicity -- Ocular complication in hyperbaric oxygen therapy -- Cardiovascular aspects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy -- Contraindications to hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia : Saunders/Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 606 pages, [16] pages of plates), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 615.8/36; Hyperbaric oxygenation; MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Respiratory Therapy; Hyperbaric oxygenation; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781437710953; 1437710956
• Related ISBNs: 9781416034063; 1416034064
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.