Hyperbaric phototherapy augments blood carbon monoxide removal.

Anna FischbachLisa TraegerWilliam A FarinelliMariko EzakaHatus V WanderleySteffen B WiegandWalfre FrancoArayna BagchiDonald B BlochR Rox AndersonWarren M Zapol

Published in: Lasers in surgery and medicine (2021)

This study demonstrates the feasibility and efficacy of using a hyperbaric photo-ECMO system to increase the rate of CO elimination from CO-poisoned blood. This technology could provide a simple portable emergency device and facilitate immediate treatment of CO-poisoned patients at or near the site of injury.

Keyphrases

emergency department
public health
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
healthcare
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
replacement therapy