Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be performed after ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery if there is no active bleeding, acute infection, etc. If there are contraindications to hyperbaric oxygen therapy such as active tuberculosis, hyperbaric oxygen cannot be performed.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can effectively increase the physical dissolved oxygen in the blood, improve the blood oxygen content and increase the partial pressure of blood oxygen, thus improving the aerobic metabolism and microcirculation of the patient’s tissues. This treatment can improve the hypoxia of the patient’s brain tissue.
For those with ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is prohibited if there are contraindications to hyperbaric oxygen therapy such as acute infection, active bleeding, malignant tumor, active tuberculosis. If there are no contraindications to hyperbaric oxygen therapy and there is cerebral tissue hypoxia, hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be performed after ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgery.
The need for hyperbaric oxygen therapy should be determined by the clinician according to the condition.