Open AccessRole of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in severe head injury in children
Author(s) -
Avinash Prakash,
Sandesh Parelkar,
Sanjay Oak,
Rahul Gupta,
Beejal Sanghvi,
Mitesh Bachani,
Rajashekhar Patil
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.97610
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , traumatic brain injury , head injury , hyperbaric oxygen , quality of life (healthcare) , resuscitation , glasgow outcome scale , brain damage , anesthesia , pediatrics , physical therapy , surgery , psychiatry , nursing
A brain injury results in a temporary or permanent impairment of cognitive, emotional, and/or physical function. Predicting the outcome of pediatric brain injury is difficult. Prognostic instruments are not precise enough to reliably predict individual patient's mortality and long-term functional status. The purpose of this article is to provide a guide to the strengths and limitations of the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in treating pediatric patients with severe brain injury.