Svensk definition
Intermittent behandling med syrgas i tryckkammare med högre tryck än vid havsnivå (tre atmosfärer). Behandlingen anses effektiv vid luft- och gasemboli, rökförgiftning, akut kolmonoxidförgiftning, dykarsjuka, klostridiekallbrand osv.
Engelsk definition
The therapeutic intermittent administration of oxygen in a chamber at greater than sea-level atmospheric pressures (three atmospheres). It is considered effective treatment for air and gas embolisms, smoke inhalation, acute carbon monoxide poisoning, caisson disease, clostridial gangrene, etc. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992). The list of treatment modalities includes stroke.
Svenska synonymer
Hyperbar oxygenbehandling — Hyperbar syrgasbehandling
Engelska synonymer
Hyperbaric Oxygenations — Oxygenations, Hyperbaric — Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy — Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapies — Oxygen Therapies, Hyperbaric — Oxygen Therapy, Hyperbaric — Therapies, Hyperbaric Oxygen — Therapy, Hyperbaric Oxygen — Oxygenation, Hyperbaric