The hyperbaric oxygen theraphy has been cited as a sure method of helping improve chances of skin flap survival but it has yet to be widely utilized due to not only toxicity and other side effects such as renal bleeding and eardrum rupture, but also i...
The hyperbaric oxygen theraphy has been cited as a sure method of helping improve chances of skin flap survival but it has yet to be widely utilized due to not only toxicity and other side effects such as renal bleeding and eardrum rupture, but also in conveniences such as infeasibility of entry into the oxygen tank for patients with poor systemic condition and infants.
In contrast, regional hyperbaric oxygen theraphy shows no side effects associated with the systemic hyperbaric oxygen therapjy while having the advantage of being almost as effective as the latter method with a much simpler heatnext method for the patients.
The author treated 23 compromized flaps with regional hyperbaric oxygen theraphy by using Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber(Fig. 1). In most cases, the flap survival was increase but partial necrosis of the flaps were noted in some cases(5/23) and the flap was totally lost in one flap. The mean elevation of arterial oxygen saturation after regional hyperbaric therapy was 6.9% and hereby reporting the above results, along with a discussion on related literature.