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Recent 10-Year Experience of One Regional Emergency Center and Recommendation for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)
Jung-Hoon Yoon, Gi-Woon Kim, Yoon-Seok Jung, Cheol-Soo Han, Young-Gi Min, Joon-Pil Cho, Sang-Cheon Choi
Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology 2013;11(2):81-88
DOI: https://doi.org/
Published online: December 31, 2013
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1Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University Hospital
2Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University Hospital
3Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University Hospital
4Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University Hospital
5Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University Hospital
6Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University Hospital
7Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University Hospital

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate current status, indications, and complications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Methods: A retrospective investigation of patients who underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy at a university medical center from September 2004 to August 2013 was conducted based on patients' medical records and results of an email survey for 99 emergency centers. Results: During the study period, a total of 233 patients underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Indications for hyperbaric oxygen treatment of illness or injury were as follows: 1) 151 cases of acute carbon monoxide poisoning(65.4%), 2) flap wound management, including 42 cases(18.2%), 3) skin care transplanted, including 23 cases(10.4%), 4) Burger's disease, including 5 five cases(2.1%), respectively. Total application time$^*$ frequency was 1,088 and total time was 1,239 hours. Among 233 patients who underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy, 32 patients(13.7%) had complications: 1) otalgia in 21 cases(9.0%), 2) mastoiditis?in six cases(2.6%), 3) hemotympanum in five cases(2.1%), respectively. There were only 8 emergency centers that currently had an operational hyperbaric oxygen chamber in 77 emergency centers(10.4%). Conclusion: Indications identified through this study showed difference from current indications worldwide. It seems necessary that physicians' perception regarding application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for more indications be changed and improved. A hyperbaric chamber capable of providing respiratory assistance and intensive care is also needed. A good network for sharing treatment experiences and a specialized team for administration of hyperbaric oxygen therapy is also required.

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