Open AccessSeizure frequency in more than 180,000 treatment sessions with hyperbaric oxygen therapy – a single centre 20-year analysis
Author(s) -
Diogo Alpuim Costa,
José S Ganilha,
Pedro C. Barata,
Francisco Guerreiro
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
diving and hyperbaric medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.389
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2209-1491
pISSN - 1833-3516
DOI - 10.28920/dhm49.3.167-174
Subject(s) - medicine , refractory (planetary science) , anesthesia , oxygen toxicity , hyperbaric oxygen , retrospective cohort study , medical record , surgery , lung , physics , astrobiology
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) involves the risk of central nervous system oxygen toxicity (CNS-OT), including seizures in patients breathing oxygen at pressures ≥ 2 atmospheres absolute. This study aimed to determine the seizure frequency and assess the clinical benefit of a 5-minute air-break (5´-AIRBK).