BASIC MECHANISM OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is the inhalation of 100 percent oxygen inside a hyperbaric chamber that is pressurized to greater than 1 atmosphere (atm). HBOT causes both mechanical and physiologic effects by inducing a state of increased pressure and hyperoxia. HBOT is typically administered at...

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Main Author: Prihartini Widiyanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Airlangga 2016-06-01
Series:Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease
Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJTID/article/view/191