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<p>As any other therapy method, hiperbaric oxygen therapy is connected with the risk of complications. The article is a review of the results of research on adverse events of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The most common are: borotrauma of the middle ear, paranasal sinuses or lungs, oxygen toxicity can be pulmonary, ocular in extreme cases leading to cataracts, claustrophobia, pulmonary edema or hypoglycaemia. Research has shown that these events occur in the presence of high oxygen concentration or high pressure. Depending on the severity of complications, they are short-term not causing discontinuation of therapy or long-term excluding continuation of treatment. However adverse events connected with oxygen therapy are not common and are usually mild. This confirms that HBOT is an effective and safe method of treating decompression sickness, carbon monoxide poisoning, and the treatment of chronic wounds, delayed radiation injuries or necrotic soft tissue infections.</p>
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As any other therapy method, hiperbaric oxygen therapy is connected with the risk of complications. The article is a review of the results of research on adverse events of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The most common are: borotrauma of the middle ear, paranasal sinuses or lungs, oxygen toxicity can be pulmonary, ocular in extreme cases leading to cataracts, claustrophobia, pulmonary edema or hypoglycaemia. Research has shown that these events occur in the presence of high oxygen concentration or high pressure. Depending on the severity of complications, they are short-term not causing discontinuation of therapy or long-term excluding continuation of treatment. However adverse events connected with oxygen therapy are not common and are usually mild. This confirms that HBOT is an effective and safe method of treating decompression sickness, carbon monoxide poisoning, and the treatment of chronic wounds, delayed radiation injuries or necrotic soft tissue infections.

Adverse Events During Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy – Literature Review

Military Medical Service Department in Warsaw

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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As any other therapy method, hiperbaric oxygen therapy is connected with the risk of complications. The article is a review of the results of research on...

Adverse Events During Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy – Literature Review

Published Online: Nov 15, 2022

Page range: 45 - 66

Received: Oct 23, 2020

Accepted: Feb 18, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2021-0016

Keywords
Hiperbaric oxygen therapy, HBOT, safety, complications of oxygen therapy

© 2021 Dorota Ubysz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Adverse Events During Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy – Literature Review

Published Online: Nov 15, 2022

Page range: 45 - 66

Received: Oct 23, 2020

Accepted: Feb 18, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/phr-2021-0016

KeywordsHiperbaric oxygen therapy, HBOT, safety, complications of oxygen therapy

© 2021 Dorota Ubysz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Hiperbaric oxygen therapy, HBOT, safety, complications of oxygen therapy