Chantre Claire, Foucher Stéphane, Le Hot Henri, Lefort Hugues, Blatteau Jean-Éric
Structure des urgences, Hôpital d'instruction des armées (HIA) Legouest, 27, avenue de Plantières, 57000 Metz, France; École du Val-de-Grâce, 1, place Alphonse-Laveran, 75000 Paris, France.
Service d'accueil des urgences, HIA Sainte-Anne, 2, boulevard Sainte-Anne, 83000 Toulon, France.
Rev Infirm. 2018 Jun-Jul;67(242):14-15. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2018.03.012.
There are two types of indications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy: it may be used as an emergency treatment in certain acute pathologies or as a therapy for chronic long-term pathologies. The indications are regularly updated and assessed through consensus conferences.