07-15-2006, 02:57 AM
please post levels when to start thyperbaric oxygen..
and give source for ans
and give source for ans
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co pois.. - docstep3
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07-15-2006, 06:16 AM
Presently, universal treatment criteria do not exist; however, a survey of directors of North American HBO(hyperbaric oxy fac) facilities use common selection criteria (regardless of HbCO level) include the following: coma (98%), transient loss of consciousness (77%), ischemic ECG changes (91%), focal neurologic deficits (94%), and abnormal neuropsychiatric testing (91%). Ninety-two percent of HBO facility directors use HBO for headache, nausea, and HbCO levels above 40%; yet only 62% have a specific minimum HbCO level in asymptomatic patients. One half of the centers place a time limit on delay of treatment in patients with transient loss of consciousness alone.
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