The Hospital Sant Joan De Déu in Córdoba has increased its services with the launch of a Hyperbaric Medicine unit alongside VMG Salut. This medicine consists of a therapy with hyperbolic oxygen that involves the supply of oxygen at a higher pressure than usual to increase the amount of this in the blood and thus improve various pathologies in which its activity.
According to the medical director of the Hospital, Enrique Cantillo, the commitment to this innovative system implies an increase in the range of services of the center “and also the private health panorama of the province, as we are the first not only in setting it up, but in doing so in the hospital setting. ” He took the opportunity while making the statements, to clarify that this is a multidisciplinary treatment in which coordination between specialties is crucial to refer patients who have suffered from coronavirus.
The application of hyperbaric treatment is diverse and shows its effectiveness in a wide range of pathologies in 24 specialties, including cardiology, cardiovascular, otorhinolaryngological, neurological, traumatological and aid in the rapid recovery of injuries. ossi-musculars. In fact, one of the first applications that this unit will have will be the treatment of patients who have had COVID-19, who will be offered this therapy to improve the possible sequelae that may have remained, according to Valentí Martínez, responsible for VMG health, who says that many hospitals have used these cameras for the recovery of postcovid patients.
The Hyperbaric Medicine Unit of the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Córdoba is equipped with two single-seater cameras of the Oxybarica gear, made in Spain, model Oxylafe 90 for 100 percent oxygen supply and up to three atmospheres of absolute pressure