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    • Emergency Medicine
    • Critical Care Medicine
    • Physiology

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    • Severe anemia poses a significant risk to tissue oxygenation.
    • Red blood cell transfusions may not always be feasible or appropriate.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO₂) therapy as a bridge treatment for severe anemia.
    • To assess HBO₂'s efficacy in compensating for reduced oxygen-carrying capacity.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of controlled animal studies (1943-1990s) in hemorrhagic shock models.
    • Analysis of human case reports, case series, and a prospective trial in post-hepatectomy patients.
    • Assessment of HBO₂ administration at 2-3 ATA to increase dissolved plasma oxygen.

    Main Results:

    • Animal studies consistently showed improved survival with HBO₂ compared to normobaric air controls.
    • Human data and case reports suggest clinical efficacy in managing severe anemia.
    • HBO₂ effectively increases plasma oxygen, compensating for hemoglobin deficits.

    Conclusions:

    • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a practical, cost-effective intervention for severe anemia when transfusions are not an option.
    • HBO₂ reduces accumulated oxygen debt, enhancing tissue oxygenation in critically anemic patients.
    • It is a low-technology option suitable for emergency, operative, and intensive care settings.