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Hyperbaric oxygen cancer treatment is a type of treatment used to speed up the healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene, non-healing wounds, and infections in which tissues are starved of oxygen. Let's read the article below to understand more about what hyperbaric oxygen therapy is.
1. What is hyperbaric barometric pressure?
For hyperbaric oxygen cancer therapy, the patient enters a special chamber to breathe pure oxygen at air pressure 1.5 to 3 times higher than average. The aim is to provide enough oxygen to the blood to repair tissues and restore normal body function.
This hyperbaric or hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is breathing 100% oxygen while atmospheric pressure is increased. HBOT is a treatment for a multitude of diseases. The chamber can accommodate one person or more people at the same time. The air pressure in the chamber is three times higher than normal. Once in the chamber, you're breathing in pure oxygen (100% oxygen vs 21% oxygen you normally breathe). Your blood carries this oxygen around your body, helping with healing.
This hyperbaric oxygen therapy was first used in the US in the early 20th century. The therapy was tried again in the 1940s when the US Navy used it to treat scuba divers. Pests suffering from decompression sickness. By the 1960s, this therapy was also used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning.
Today, it is still used to treat sick divers and people with carbon monoxide poisoning, including firefighters and miners. It has also been approved for more than a dozen conditions ranging from burns to bone disease, including:
Carbon monoxide poisoning Cyanide poisoning Bone pain Gas gangrene (a form of gangrene in which gases build up in the bones) Tissue) Immunocompromised disease Acute decreased arterial blood flow or trauma Grafts and damaged skin flaps Bone infections (osteomyelitis) unresponsive to other treatment Delayed radiation damage Disease eating flesh (necrotizing soft tissue infection) Air or air bubbles trapped in a blood vessel (air or gas embolism) Chronic infection called actinomycosis Diabetic wounds that don't heal Know that HBOT is not considered is safe and effective to treat a number of diseases. These include: HIV/AIDs, brain injury, metabolic cardiovascular disease, stroke, asthma, depression, spinal cord injury and sports injuries.
2. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
2.1. What is hyperbaric barotherapy used for? The World Medical Association and Supercenters (UHMS), a group of doctors and researchers who study the use of HBO, make recommendations for HBO use. The World Medical Association and Supercenter have approved the use of HBO to treat 14 problems, such as wounds that won't heal, certain bone or skin infections, grafts or grafts that won't heal, and trauma radiation injury.
2.2. How is hyperbaric cancer treatment delivered? Duration of care varies but is usually 20-40 treatments, 1-2 times per day. Use a single room (1 person) or a multi-seat room (2 people or more). In a multi-seat chamber, you wear a mask or tent to provide oxygen.
One treatment can last about 2 hours. In a multi-person room, there will probably be a staff member there to help you if needed.
HBO should not be used during chemotherapy with bleomycin, cisplatin, or doxorubicin. Make sure your care team knows all the medicines you are taking. You will be told what you can and cannot wear during treatment. You will also be told what you are allowed to use in the room. High-pressure chambers present a fire and explosion hazard, so these regulations must be strictly observed.
2.3. Why is hyperbaric barotrauma used in people with cancer? Cancer treatment, mainly with radiation, can harm healthy tissue. It can lead to problems such as bleeding from the bladder, intestines or rectum, damage to the jawbone, teeth and throat, non-healing wounds, tooth decay, and soft tissue damage in the chest wall. The introduction of pure oxygen into the body can help heal these tissues by:
Helps grow new blood vessels by getting more oxygen to the area(s). Reduce swelling and allow better blood circulation. Higher oxygen levels help white blood cells kill bacteria and prevent infection. Helps reduce radiation-induced fibrosis (Learn more about Radiation-induced Fibrosis). The most common use of HBO in people with cancer is for the care and prevention of osteonecrosis. Radiation can damage blood vessels in bones. This makes it difficult for the bone to heal on its own. This side effect occurs most often after radiation therapy to the mouth. Osteoma is caused by damaged gum tissue. The jawbone can be exposed through this damaged tissue. This can lead to pain, swelling, infection, and tooth loss. For best results, HBO should be used in conjunction with surgery to treat osteonecrosis.
HBO can be helpful in taking care of the long-term side effects of cancer treatment. If you think HBO might be helpful to you, talk to your caregivers.
2.4. How does hyperbaric barometric pressure work? HBOT aids wound healing by delivering oxygen-rich plasma to oxygen-starved tissue. The wound damages the body's blood vessels, releasing fluid that leaks into the tissues and causes swelling. This swelling deprives the damaged cells of oxygen and the tissue begins to die. HBOT reduces swelling while delivering oxygen to tissues. The higher pressure in the chamber increases the amount of oxygen in the blood. HBOT aims to break the cycle of swelling, oxygen starvation, and tissue death.
HBOT prevents "reperfusion injury." This is severe tissue damage that occurs when the blood supply returns to the tissues after they are deprived of oxygen. For example, when blood flow is disrupted by a crushing injury, a series of events inside the damaged cells lead to the release of harmful oxygen radicals. These molecules can cause irreversible damage to tissues. They cause blood vessels to become constricted and stop blood flow. HBOT encourages the body's oxygen-based filters to look for problem molecules and let the healing process continue.
HBOT helps to block the activity of harmful bacteria and strengthen the body's immune system. HBOT can neutralize the toxins of some bacteria. It also increases oxygen levels in tissues. This helps them fight infections. In addition, the therapy improves the ability of white blood cells to find and destroy invaders.
HBOT encourages the formation of new collagen and new skin cells. It does so by encouraging new blood vessels to grow. It also stimulates cells to produce certain substances, such as vascular endothelial growth factor. They attract and stimulate the endothelial cells needed for healing.
3. Types of hyperbaric oxygen chambers, what happened and preventive measures.
3.1. Types of hyperbaric oxygen chambers. Oxygen Chamber
When the patient is supplied with 100% oxygen under pressure, hemoglobin is saturated, but the blood can be hyperoxidized by dissolving oxygen in the plasma. Patients can receive systemic oxygen through two basic chambers: Class A, multi-chamber; and Type B, units. Both types can be used for routine wound care, treating most diving injuries, and treating patients who are on ventilators or in critical care.
Multi-seat chamber
This room or room can accommodate 2 or more people at a time, usually with a nurse or another inside observer monitoring the patient and assisting with equipment operation or emergencies . The patient in the multi-chamber room breathes 100% oxygen through a mask or a closed plastic hood. Multi-seat compartments can often be pressurized equivalent to about six atmospheres.
If another gas mixture (nitrogen or helium mixture) is desired, this mixture can be given to the patient, not the staff, via a respirator. All equipment used with the patient, such as ventilators and intravenous lines, is brought into the chamber with the patient. Since staff are breathing air during treatment (without using a mask), their nitrogen intake must be monitored, as this carries the risk of leading to problems similar to those sometimes caused by developed scuba divers.
Single Chamber
This is a room built for 1 person, usually in a reclining position. The gas used for normal pressurization is 100% oxygen. Some chambers have a mask available to provide an alternative breathing gas (such as air). Staff members tend to approach patients from outside the chamber and the equipment remains outside the chamber. Only some of the intravenous lines and catheters penetrated into the chamber. Newer Duoplace compartments can accommodate two people. Their operation is similar to that of a single chamber.
Other rooms
Two other types of chambers are being mentioned, although they are not considered HBOT.
Local oxygen, or Topox, is delivered through a small chamber placed over one end and pressurized with oxygen. The patient is not breathing oxygen, nor is the rest of the body under pressure. Therefore, patients cannot benefit from most of the positive effects of HBOT, which are systemic or occur at a deeper level than local oxygen can penetrate. Topox is based on the concept that oxygen diffuses through tissue at a depth of 30-50 microns. This method does not treat DCS poisoning, arterial gas embolism (AGE), or carbon monoxide (CO).
Another problem with Topox is the design of the unit. A pressure difference must be created between the machine and the open atmosphere to compress the machine. To keep the pole from being pushed out of the pressurizer, the canister seal should fit snugly around the pole, thus creating a tourniquet-like effect.
The other type of chamber is a portable "light" hyperbaric chamber. These soft vessels can be pressurized to 1.5-1.7 absolute atm (ATA). They are only approved by the FDA for the treatment of altitude sickness.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy usually uses 2 types of chambers: single chamber and multi-chamber.
3.2. What happens in HBOT Only healthcare providers should prescribe HBOT. Some hospitals also offer these rooms. People relax, sit or lie comfortably in these compartments and take a deep breath. Treatment sessions can last from 45 minutes to 300 minutes, depending on the reason for the treatment.
Your ears may feel plugged when the pressure increases, like when you are on an airplane or in the mountains. Swallowing or chewing gum will "pop" the ear back to normal.
Your blood carries extra oxygen around your body, transmitting to injured tissues that need more oxygen so they can begin to heal. When a workout is over, you may feel lightheaded. Mild side effects include fear, fatigue, and headache. Always have someone drive you home after HBOT.
3.3. Precautions Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is not for everyone. People who have had recent ear surgery or trauma, colds or fevers, or certain types of lung disease should not use it.
The most common complication after HBOT is middle ear trauma. Other possible complications are eye damage, collapsed lungs, low blood sugar, and sinus problems. In some rare severe cases, a person can develop oxygen poisoning. This can lead to seizures, fluid in the lungs, lung failure, or other problems. Weighing the possible risks and benefits, the decision to use hyperbaric oxygen therapy must be made carefully after discussion with your healthcare provider.
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