Kewal K. Jain, MD

Basel

Switzerland

Comprehensive and succinct guide to hyperbaric therapy

Expanded with additional chapters featuring the latest evidence and clinical approaches

The definitive resource to a growing and complex specialty

Part I. Basic Aspects.- Chapter 1. The History of Hyperbaric Medicine.- Chapter 2. Physical, Physiological, and Biochemical Aspects of Hyperbaric Oxygenation.- Chapter 3. Effects of Diving and High Pressure on the Human Body.- Chapter 4. Physical Exercise under Hyperbaric Conditions.- Chapter 5. Hypoxia.- Chapter 6. Oxygen Toxicity.- Chapter 7. Hyperbaric Chambers: Equipment, Technique, and Safety.- Chapter 8. Indications, Contraindications, and Complications of HBO Therapy.- Chapter 9. Drug Interactions with Hyperbaric Oxygenation.- Chapter 10. Neurophysiologic SPECT Brain Function Imaging and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.- Part II. Clinical Applications.- Chapter 11. Decompression Sickness.- Chapter 12. Cerebral Air Embolism.- Chapter 13. Carbon Monoxide and Other Tissue Poisons.- Chapter 14. HBO Therapy in Infections.- Chapter 15. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Chronic Lyme Disease: The Controversy and the Evidence.- Chapter 16. HBO Therapy in Wound Healing, Plastic Surgery, and Dermatology.- Chapter 17. HBO Therapy in the Management of Radionecrosis.- Chapter 18. The Use of HBO in Treating Neurological Disorders.- Chapter 19. Role of Hyperbaric Oxygenation in the Management of Stroke.- Chapter 20. HBO Therapy in Global Cerebral Ischemia/Anoxia and Coma.- Chapter 21. HBO Therapy in Neurosurgery.- Chapter 22. Oxygen Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Patients.- Chapter 23. HBO in the Management of Cerebral Palsy.- Chapter 24. HBO Therapy in Miscellaneous Neurological Disorders.- Chapter 25. HBO Therapy in Cardiovascular Diseases.- Chapter 26. HBO Therapy in Hematology and Immunology.- Chapter 27. HBO Therapy in Gastroenterology.- Chapter 28. HBO and Endocrinology.- Chapter 29. HBO and Pulmonary Disorders.- Chapter 30. Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Traumatology and Orthopedics.- Chapter 31. HBO Therapy in Otolaryngology.- Chapter 32. HBO Therapy and Ophthalmology.- Chapter 33.Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Obstetrics and Gynecology.- Chapter 34. Use of Hyperbaric Oxygenation (HBO2) in Neonatal Patients.- Chapter 35. Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Geriatrics.- Chapter 36. HBO as an Adjuvant in Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine.- Chapter 37. Nursing and Hyperbaric Medicine.- Chapter 38. Role of HBO in Enhancing Cancer Radiosensitivity.- Chapter 39. HBO Therapy and Organ Transplants.- Chapter 40. Hyperbaric Oxygen Pretreatment and Preconditioning.- Chapter 41. Anesthesia in the Hyperbaric Environment.- Chapter 42. Hyperbaric Oxygen in Resuscitation.- Chapter 43. HBO in Military Medicine.- Part III. Hyperbaric Medicine as a Specialty.- Chapter 44. Training and Practice of Hyperbaric Medicine.- Chapter 45. Research in Hyperbaric Medicine.- Chapter 46. Personalized Hyperbaric Medicine.- Chapter 47. The Future of Hyperbaric Medicine.- Chapter 48. Ethical Issues, Standards, and Quality Control in the Practice of Hyperbaric Medicine.- Chapter 49. Hyperbaric Medicine in Europe.- Chapter 50. Hyperbaric Medicine in the United States.- Chapter 51. Hyperbaric Medicinein Latin America.