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Author:   António Gandra D'Almeida ,  Jorge Hidalgo
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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9783032063458

ISBN 10:   3032063450
Pages:   227
Publication Date:   23 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. History of Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine.- Chapter 2. Physical and physiological aspects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.- Chapter 3. Toxic Effect of Hyerbaric Breathing Gas Mixture.- Chapter 4. Cardiovascular Changes during Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.-Chapter 5. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in pregnancy.- Chapter 6. Safety in Hyperbaric Medicine.- Chapter 7. Evidence-Based Hyperbaric Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Application.- Chapter 8. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Management of Gas Embolism.- Chapter 9. Recommended Indications: Carbon Monoxide Poisioning.- Chapter 10. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections.- Chapter 11. Refractory Osteomyelitis.- Chapter 12. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Burns.- Chapter 13. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Hearing Loss.- Chapter 14. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in Diabetes Mellitus.- Chapter 15. Diabetic and Ischemic Wound.-Chapter 16. Hyperbaric Oxgyen Therapy for Diabetic Foot Ulcers.- Chapter 17. Compromised Grafts and Flaps.- Chapter 18. Recommended Indications - Intracranial Abcess.- Chapter 19. Hyperbaric Medicine in Critical Care.- Chapter 20. Clinical Evaluation of Patients Proposed to Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Contraindications.- Chapter 21. The Effect of High Pressures on Human Body Physiology.- Chapter 22. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT): Role of Pressure.- Chapter 23. Complications of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - Oxygen toxicity.

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Dr. Antonio Joao Gandra D’Almeida is a doctor in the Portuguese Armed Forces, with areas of interest in general surgery, critical care patients and catastrophe. He has a European Masters in Catastrophe, is a Fellow of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Trainer of several courses in his areas of interest and an Editor of FCCS Surgical who has collaborated on several books.   Dr. Jorge Hidalgo is a Professor of Critical Care and Head of the Division of Critical Care at Belize Healthcare Partners. He currently serves as President of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine (WFSICCM). In 2012, Dr. Hidalgo was awarded the Master of the American College of Physicians (MACP), the highest recognition the College bestows upon its members. For over a decade, he has been the Director of the prestigious ACP Review Course hosted by the Paraguayan Society of Internal Medicine. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), Dr. Hidalgo has received the Presidential Citation Award for ten consecutive years. He is also a two-time recipient (2016 and 2023) of the Global Safar Award, and in 2016 became the first Latin American intensivist to receive the title Master of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (MACCCM). A Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), Dr. Hidalgo is an accomplished author and editor of numerous books and chapters on Critical Care Medicine. His recent publications with Springer include Critical Care Administration and Highly Infectious Diseases in Critical Care. He serves as Editor of Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) – Tropical and actively contributes to the review and development of the MCCRC, FCCS, FCCS Obstetrics, and FCCS Surgical courses for the SCCM. Dr. Hidalgo is the SCCM Co-Chair of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign for Low-Resource Settings and is a regular international speaker, sharing his expertise and advancing critical care globally.

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