Who is not allowed to accompany patients during hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
Jun 06, 2019
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Jiang Chenggang
Introduction
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) serves as an effective adjunctive treatment for traumatic brain injury, cerebral infarction, and hypoxic encephalopathy. Patients who are unable to care for themselves or whose conditions are unstable require an attendant. Individuals with contraindications to HBOT are not permitted to enter the chamber. Attendants with epilepsy, respiratory infectious diseases, ear or nasal disorders, or claustrophobia are not recommended to accompany patients into the chamber.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) serves as an effective adjunctive treatment for traumatic brain injury, cerebral infarction, and hypoxic encephalopathy.
During HBOT, patients breathe 100% oxygen inside a sealed hyperbaric chamber pressurized to approximately 2 atmospheres absolute (ATA). Each session lasts about two hours. Pressure must be gradually increased before sealing the chamber and gradually decreased before opening the chamber door; patients must remain inside the chamber throughout the entire session.
Patients who are unable to care for themselves or whose condition is unstable require an attendant. Individuals with contraindications to hyperbaric oxygen therapy—including those with epilepsy, active respiratory infections, ear or nasal disorders, or claustrophobia—are not permitted to enter the chamber, nor are they recommended as attendants.
