Risk Factors of Hampson and Hauff for Short-Term Mortality for a Patient with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Treated Using Hyperbaric Oxygen

 

Patient selection: carbon monoxide poisoning being treated with hyperbaric oxygen

 

The mortality rate was 2.6%.

 

Risk factors for short term mortality:

(1) fire as source of carbon monoxide (with increased risk of thermal burns)

(2) loss of consciousness

(3) elevated blood carboxyhemoglobin concentration (>= 30 percent)

(4) metabolic acidosis (<= 7.30, high if <= 7.20)

(5) endotracheal intubation