Crush Injury And Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

Crush injury is directly associated with trauma while skeletal muscle compartment syndromes arise from ischemia, venous outflow obstruction, exertion, external compression as well as trauma. They have the following in common:

Management of the most severe presentations of these conditions almost always requires surgery. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) is an effective intervention that counteracts the pathophysiological events which occur with these conditions.

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