Top Ten Things You Need to Know About HBOT #8: HBOT Mechanism: More Than Correction of Hypoxia

Denise Nemeth, MPAS, CWS
Jayesh B. Shah, MD, MSc, UHM ABPM, CWSP, FAPWCA, FCCWS, FACHM FUHM, FACP

 

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is an accepted therapeutic modality for use in several medical conditions including problem wounds. HBOT enhances oxygen supply to hypoxic tissues and increases wound healing and tissue remodeling capacity. Currently, HBOT therapy is applied in a wide range of clinical conditions.

In the third in a series of articles, these authors continue counting down the top ten things you need to know about HBOT.
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