See this big guy like a submarine?
It's called the hyperbaric oxygen chamber.
Ability to provide rehabilitation treatment options for different types of diseases,
It's like the warriors in the science fiction movies who set off in armor!
What a magical piece of equipment this is,
Let's find out today!
This is the Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Center of Hongqiao Branch of Huashan Hospital. The center covers an area of about 500 square meters, equipped with a large one-cabin two-room four-door medical air pressurized oxygen chamber, which is equipped with an intelligent computer automation operation cabin, air conditioning system and safety detection system, which can accommodate 20 people for hyperbaric oxygen therapy at the same time. The oxygen chamber is beautifully looked at and equipped with a visual imaging system, allowing patients to be treated in a relaxed and comfortable environment.
01 What is hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy refers to a treatment method of inhaling pure oxygen or high concentration oxygen in a high-pressure environment (the ambient pressure exceeds 1 absolute atmospheric pressure), which is mainly used for the treatment of various ischemic and hypoxic diseases throughout the body. Medical hyperbaric oxygen chambers are the result of modern technological developments and have been widely used in the treatment of many types of diseases.
02 What is the difference with regular oxygen inhalation?
There are two forms of oxygen transport in the blood: bound oxygen (oxygen bound to hemoglobin) and physical dissolved oxygen. Combined oxygen is the main form of oxygen transport, although the dissolved oxygen in the blood is small, but it is of great significance, because only free oxygen can be used by tissue cells, combined oxygen in the blood must be converted into free oxygen before it can be diffused into tissues and participate in the body's metabolism. Ordinary conventional oxygen inhalation and hyperbaric oxygen can saturate the combined oxygen, but in the high-pressure environment, the physical dissolved oxygen is significantly increased, and the oxygen dispersion distance in the tissue is also significantly improved.
03 What is the hyperbaric oxygen treatment process like?
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy consists of three stages: the pressurization phase, the pressure stabilization phase, and the decompression phase. The treatment process is like asking the patient to sit in a "submarine" for oxygen, and a treatment takes about 120 minutes. Don't be afraid to enter the cabin, advanced communication and video surveillance systems allow medical staff to clearly observe the status of each patient and can talk in real time.
Communicate and interact at any time inside and outside the cabin
04 What diseases can it be used for the treatment of?
Indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy are as follows
Emergency department: acute carbon monoxide poisoning and toxic encephalopathy; harmful gas poisoning (natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, phosgene, gasoline, etc.); pesticide and drug poisoning (cyanide, sleeping pills, quinine, etc.), acute brain dysfunction after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (electric shock injury, drowning, hanging, asphyxia, anesthesia accident, etc.), cerebral edema, pulmonary edema (except cardiac pulmonary edema); gas gangrene, tetanus and other anaerobic infections; decompression sickness, air thrombosis, shock adjuvant therapy, etc.
Neurosurgery: head injury (concussion, contusion laceration, brainstem injury, cerebral diffuse axonal injury), post-intracranial hematoma and clearance, traumatic brain injury syndrome, brain dysfunction (cerebral hypoxia, cerebral edema), spinal cord injury, peripheral nerve injury, postoperative cerebrovascular disease, intracranial benign tumors and sequelae, radioactive brain and spinal cord injury, etc.
Neurology: Ischemic cerebrovascular disease (cerebral arteriosclerosis, TIA, cerebral thrombosis, cerebral infarction), sequelae of cerebrovascular accident, convalescent cerebral hemorrhage, altitude maladaptive disorder, vegetative state, facial neuritis, motor neuron disease, viral encephalitis and sequelae, vascular headache, cerebral artery insufficiency, vertigo, migraine, cervical spondylosis, autonomic dysfunction, acute infectious polyrheliculitis, peripheral neuritis, multiple sclerosis, progressive muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's disease, vascular dementia, Senile dementia, brain atrophy, sciatica, intercostal neuralgia, severe neurasthenia, etc.
Orthopedics: poor healing after fracture and fracture surgery, replantation of severed limbs (fingers, toes) and skin transplantation before and after and before blood flow disorders, before and after orthopedic surgery such as thumb remodeling, crush injury and squeeze syndrome, osteomyelitis, spinal cord injury, necrotizing soft tissue infection, radioactive soft tissue necrosis and osteonecrosis, aseptic osteonecrosis, cervical spondylosis, elderly lumbar leg pain, lumbar disc herniation, osteoporal septal syndrome, sports injuries, etc.
Otolaryngology: sudden deafness, tinnitus, post-otorhinolal rupture, Meniere's syndrome, vertigo, etc.
Ophthalmology: central serous choroidal retinitis, optic nerve atrophy, retinal vascular obstruction (central artery obstruction, central vein obstruction), etc.
Stomatology: periodontal disease (inflammation), recurrent ulcers, aphthous ulcers, before and after dental reimplantation and transplantation, after orthodontics, facial neuritis (Bell paralysis), etc.
General surgery and other surgeries: incision delay does not heal and incision has fistula formation, peripheral vascular lesions (vasculitis, Raynaud's disease, deep vein thrombosis, occlusive arteriosclerosis, etc.), paralytic intestinal obstruction, cellulitis, post-congenital heart disease repair surgery, post-cardiovascular bypass surgery, prostatic hyperplasia, post-transplant rejection reaction, pressure ulcer formation and difficult to heal, before and after skin grafting, before and after plastic surgery, burn (scalding), frostbite, etc.
Cardiology: coronary heart disease (angina, myocardial infarction), myocarditis, tachyarrhythmias (atrial fibrillation, premature beats, tachycardia).
Endocrinology: Diabetes mellitus and diabetic complications (diabetic foot, skin ulcers, gout, neuritis, vasculitis, etc.).
Gastroenterology: peptic ulcer, ulcerative colitis, poisoning, etc.
Respiratory: acute respiratory distress syndrome, bronchial asthma, severe snoring, etc.
Obstetrics and Gynecology: premature ovarian failure, intrauterine growth retardation of the fetus, menopausal syndrome, deep mycosis, pregnancy complications (diabetes, eclampsia, heart disease), threatened miscarriage, post-term pregnancy, intrauterine fetal distress, etc.
Dermatology: chronic skin ulcers (arterial blood supply disorders, venous congestion, pressure sores), impetigo, psoriasis, pityriasis rosea, alopecia areata, eczema, etc.
Oncology: malignant tumors (combined with radiotherapy or chemotherapy), radiation damage (bone necrosis, brain damage, soft tissue damage, cystitis, rectum), etc.
Plastic surgery: after skin grafting, after plastic surgery, burn (burn) injury, frostbite.
Others: depression, insomnia, pre-test fatigue syndrome, etc.
05 Which diseases are not suitable for hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
Contraindications to hyperbaric oxygen therapy are as follows:
Absolute contraindications:
Untreated pneumothorax, mediastinal emphysema;
Active internal bleeding and bleeding disorders;
Tuberculous-type cavities form and have hemoptysis;
Oxygen poisoning.
Relative contraindications:
Severe upper respiratory tract infections;
Severe emphysema pulmonary vesicles, bronchiectasis;
Cardiac block of more than two degrees, sick sinus syndrome;
Purulent otitis media.
06 What are the precautions in hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
1. Enter the oxygen chamber, do not wear clothing that may produce static sparks, such as chemical fiber clothing and pants, etc., and wear clothing of cotton or antistatic material. It is not advisable to use oily and volatile cosmetics, do not wear and take off clothes and comb hair in the cabin.
2. It is forbidden to bring inflammable, explosive and fragile items such as lighters, electric toys, mobile phones, watches, hearing aids, car keys, contact lenses, movable dentures, and insulated cups into the cabin.
3. Do not touch the valves, switches, buttons and other facilities in the cabin.
4. Do not throw dirt or spit on the ground, do not bring excessively heavy food into the cabin, and keep the air in the cabin fresh.
5. When pressurizing, because of the effect of air pressure, there may be symptoms such as ear tightness and ear swelling, please open your mouth, chew, swallow, yawn, pinch the nose and inflate your nose and other Eustachian tube opening actions in time, if there is discomfort, inform the medical staff in time.
6. Wear a mask during the pressure stabilization stage, calm oxygen inhalation, you can properly deepen the breathing range, but do not accelerate the respiratory rate.
7. Do not hold your breath and cough violently during the decompression phase.
07 How do I make an appointment for hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
Huashan Hospital Hongqiao Branch Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Outpatient Appointment
Address: Minhang District Jinguang Road No. 958 Outpatient Clinic 2nd Floor Rehabilitation Medicine Department Clinic
Time: Monday and Wednesday all day: Dr. Liang Dan's outpatient clinic
Thursday and Friday: Dr. Yu Kewei's outpatient clinic
Thursday afternoon: Dr. Sun Limin's specialist clinic
Source: Huashan Hospital
Editor: Chen Meiling