TERAPI OKSIGEN HIPERBARIK

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a therapy by giving 100% oxygen at two to three times of pressure at sea level. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is effective in treating various diseases including acute trauma injury, ulceration that does not improve with therapy, crush injury, burns, gangrene gas, and compartment syndrome can also be used in cases of gas poisoning eg carbon monoxide gas poisoning. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has complications and toxic effects due to hyperoxia. This therapy is often used in critical patients such as carbon monoxide poisoning, burns, gangrenous gases, intracranial abscesses, emboli, so clinicians, especially anesthesiologists, need to know the mechanisms, effects and complications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Terapi oksigen hiperbarik merupakan terapi dengan memberikan 100% oksigen pada dua sampai tiga kali dari tekanan pada level air laut. Terapi oksigen hiperbarik efektif dalam mengatasi berbagai penyakit antara lain luka karena trauma akut, ulserasi yang tidak membaik dengan terapi, crush injury, luka bakar, gas gangren, dan sindrom kompartemen dapat pula digunakan pada kasus-kasus keracunan gas misal keracunan gas karbonmonoksida. Terapi oksigen hiperbarik memiliki komplikasi dan efek toksik karena hiperoksia. Terapi ini sering digunakan pada pasien-pasien kritis misal karena keracunan karbonmonoksida, luka bakar, gas gangren, abses intrakranial, emboli, sehingga klinisi khususnya anestesiologist perlu mengetahui mekanisme, efek serta komplikasi terapi oksigen hiperbarik.