A novel method in the treatment of pulmonary contusion: hyperbaric oxygen, an experimental study


Yiyit N., TÜRÜT H., Isitmangil T., Ipcioglu O. M., Uzun G., Berber U., ...More

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.20, no.4, pp.875-882, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: In this study, the effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) -which was previously shown to have positive effects on different issues- on pulmonary contusion (PC) and the pathophysiological mechanisms of HBO which act on unilateral PC.