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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for deep second degree burns: an experimental study in the guinea pig

O Shoshani1, A Shupak, A Barak

  • 1Israel Naval Medical Institute, IDF Medical Corps, Department of Plastic Surgery, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.

Summary

Normobaric 100% oxygen (NO) combined with silver sulfadiazine (SS) improved burn wound re-epithelialisation more than hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) + SS. High tissue oxygen levels may impede healing.

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