[Hyperbaric oxygenation, its perspective in cardiac surgery (author's transl)]

The present state of hyperbaric oxygenation permits now its application in surgery, reanimation and internal medicine. 153 patients underwent hyperbaric oxygenation: in 135 cases for cardiac surgery in combination with extracorporal circulation, in 18 cases due to urgent indications (air embolism, delivery of woman suffering from severe heart failure).