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Three patients with carbon monoxide poisoning treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Author(s) -
EKERT P.,
TIBBALLS J.,
GORMAN D.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1988.tb00324.x
Subject(s) - carbon monoxide poisoning , medicine , hyperbaric oxygen , carbon monoxide , oxygen therapy , co poisoning , oxygen , anesthesia , poison control , intensive care medicine , surgery , medical emergency , biochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
The clinical management of three patients (two children, one adult) with carbon monoxide poisoning is presented. Treatment included hyperbaric oxygen therapy with a good outcome in two of the three patients. The pathophysiology of carbon monoxide poisoning and the benefits of treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy are reviewed.