EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University has a new partnership in hyperbaric medicine with the Yucatan Department of Health, which now has a 23-patient capacity hyperbaric chamber.
The partnership, developed through the efforts of MSU's Institute of International Health and its director, Reza Nassiri, will provide a valuable opportunity for the international training of MSU medical students and residents.
The hyperbaric chamber, directed by Cuauhtemoc Sanchez of the Yucatan Department of Health, will be located in the new medical center at the University Hospital Augustin O'Horan in Merida, Mexico. The triple lock chamber measures 54 feet by 10 feet, and is the first of its kind in Latin America.
The chamber allows the medical use of oxygen at a level higher than atmospheric pressure. Treatments focusing on trauma, burns, stroke, wound healing, palliative care, toxicology and osteopathic medicine will be explored.
The state of Yucatan often is considered the medical center for southeast Mexico and bordering countries such as Guatemala and Belize, Nassiri said. Hospital O'Horan has been serving the community for the past 106 years.
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