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7. Tympanic membrane bleeding complications during hyperbaric oxygen treatment in patients with or without
antiplatelet and anticoagulant drug treatment.
Fijen VA et al. 2016
CONCLUSION:
Low-grade MEBt is common during HBOT, however, high-grade barotrauma is rare with current chamber operating
procedures. Patients using antiplatelet/anticoagulant drugs potentially may be prone to MEBt-associated haemorrhagic
complications, but we did not observe any such increase in this cohort. Only mild epistaxis occurred in patients using
anticoagulant drugs.
8. Design and Human Factors of Therapeutic Hyperbaric Chambers.
Bitterman N and Bonen A. 2016
CONCLUSION:
It is suggested that adopting a user-centered design rather than an engineering focus will increase satisfaction and overall
'user experience' of the patients, alleviate psychological issues, and lessen workload and improve functionality of the staff.
This study could be applicable and easily adapted to other confined therapeutic environments in which patients are
restrained for several hours on a regular basis in receiving treatment, such as dialysis or chemotherapy rooms, and for
confined nonmedical situations such as aircrafts and rapid trains
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