부산대학교 도서관

Hyperbaric (HBO) Oxygen Therapy is a method used to administer pure oxygen at a pressure which is greater than atmospheric pressure to a patient in order to increase the concentration of O2 in the tissues, blood and cells, and correct or improve certain conditions. The incorporation of automation and computer-based technologies thus makes the following possible: an almost perfect profile tracking, painless treatments (number of barotraumas is drastically reduced), repeatability, research, and the treatment of special conditions patients, such as pediatrics and patients with neurological diseases. The automated chamber presented in this work has been successfully tested over a 9 month period, with the application of approximately 540 standard treatments and 180 treatments for people with special conditions.