Glossary
Air break
A scheduled pause breathing normal air during a session to prevent oxygen toxicity.
An air break is a short interval, usually 5 minutes, during which a patient breathes normal air instead of oxygen. Scheduled air breaks reduce the risk of CNS oxygen toxicity during longer or higher-pressure treatments.
More terms
Decompression sickness
Illness from nitrogen bubbles forming after rapid ascent from depth.
Hyperoxia
A state of higher-than-normal oxygen levels in tissue.
Marx protocol
The staged HBOT-and-surgery approach for osteoradionecrosis of the jaw.
Wagner grade
A classification system for the severity of diabetic foot ulcers.