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What Is the Principle Behind Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?

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What Is the Principle Behind Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy?

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The effectiveness of HBOT is based on a common underlying principle: oxygen is delivered to tissues and cells by being temporarily incorporated in the hemoglobin within the body’s red blood cells. Under normal conditions, when air is taken into the lungs and passes into the blood supply, hemoglobin is almost 100 percent saturated with oxygen. However, injury or disease may disrupt that process, depriving tissues and cells of some or all of their required oxygen. Under these circumstances, normal atmospheric pressure is not strong enough to force the required amount of oxygen into the body. Although the hemoglobin does not absorb much more oxygen, HBOT saturates the blood plasma, which comprises the bulk of the blood, with oxygen, thereby increasing delivery to the tissues and cells. Compared to air, which has 21 percent oxygen at 1 ATA, 100 percent oxygen at 3 ATAs causes a 10- to 15-fold increase in plasma oxygen concentration with a resultant increase in tissue oxygenation. In additi

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