• 1. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Mingzhou Rehabilitation Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P. R. China;
  • 2. Rehabilitation Center, Zhejiang University Mingzhou Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315000, P. R. China;
LIN jianqiang, Email: 13605808796@163.com
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Objective To explore the safety of ventilator support in hyperbaric oxygen chamber and the prevention of related complications.Methods From July 2016 to December 2018, there were 127 intensive care unit patients underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy with ventilator. Medical professionals in hyperbaric medicine or intensive care medicine were arranged to accompany the patients in the treatment process, to observe the patients’ condition changes closely, monitor their heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation, and perform sputum suction at any time if needed and monitor the airway peak pressure change to prevent pneumothorax.Results During the process of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, 13 patients (10.24%) were treated with analgesia/sedation for patient-ventilator asynchrony, 4 patients (3.15%) exited the champer emergently for acute left heart failure, 3 patients (2.36%) had epileptic seizures, 3 patients (2.36%) had aspiration, and 1 patient (0.79%) had breath and cardiac arrest. After emergency treatment, all the patients returned to the ward safely.Conclusion During the treatment of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for intensive care unit patients with ventilator, the accompany of qualified professionals in hyperbaric medicine or intensive care medicine in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber can treat the patients’ symptoms timely and reduce the risk greatly.

Citation: LIANG Heng, LIU Changwen, CHEN Lei, ZHANG Qiang, CHEN Xiaolu, LIN jianqiang. Study on the safety of ventilator support for critical patients in hyperbaric oxygen chamber. West China Medical Journal, 2020, 35(5): 555-558. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202003470 Copy

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