Samuel Garcia has been approved as a candidate for hyperbaric oxygenation as a management therapy for his chronic sacral wound.He responded well to his surgical debridement and the nurse is planning to explain the next course of therapy.She will describe to him how hyperbaric oxygenation (select all that apply):

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Hyperbaric oxygenation has been used to enhance healing in problem wounds for many years.HBO increases the capacity of blood to carry oxygen to the tissues.The increased oxygenation assists in cellular restoration,is directly bactericidal to anaerobes,and improves leukocyte migration and phagocytosis to the wound bed.

Samuel Garcia Has Been Approved as a Candidate for Hyperbaric