Table of Contents

A History of Hyperbaric Medicine.- A History of Hyperbaric Medicine.- Physical and Pathophysiological Bases of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.- Physics of Hyperbaric Pressure.- Biochemistry of Oxygen.- Physiologic Effects of Increased Barometric Pressure.- Physiologic Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Oxygen Transport and Tissue Oxygen Pressure.- Physiologic Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Hemodynamics and Microcirculation.- Physiologic Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Microorganisms and Host Defences Against Infection.- Physiologic Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Ischemia-Reperfusion Phenomenon.- Physiologic Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Wound Healing Processes.- Physiologic Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen on DAN and DNA Repair — Genotoxicity of Hyperbaric Oxygen and its Prevention.- Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.- Methodology for Assessing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Clinical Practice.- Dysbaric Illness.- Gas Embolism.- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections.- Intra-Cranial Abscess.- Crush Injury and Other Acute Traumatic Ischemia.- Compromised Skin Graft and Flap.- Radio-Induced Lesion in Normal Tissues.- Non-Healing Wounds.- Persistent Osteomyelitis.- Sudden Deafness.- Neuroblastoma.- Burns.- Anoxic Encephalopathy.- Pleuropulmonary Anaerobic Infections.- Post Vascular Procedure Reperfusion Syndrome and Limb Replantation.- Acute Ischemic Ophthalmological Disorders.- Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis.- Femoral Head Necrosis.- Cerebrovascular Incidents (Stroke).- Post-Sternotomy Mediastinitis.- Sickle Cell Disease.- Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury.- Myocardial Infarction.- Malignant Otitis Externa.- Other Controversial or Non Indications.- Practice of Hyperbaric Medicine.- Hyperbaric Chamber and Equipment.- Organization of aHyperbaric Centre.- Patient Management.- A Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.- Education and Training of Hyperbaric Centre Personnel.- Safety in Hyperbaric Medicine.- Barotraumatism.- Oxygen Toxicity.- Organization of Hyperbaric Medicine in Europe.- Research in Hyperbaric Medicine.