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Hyperbare Zuurstoftherapie: Rapid Assessment - KCE

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60 Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy <strong>KCE</strong> Reports 74<br />

Table 13. Overview of Belgian centres with (a) hyperbaric chamber(s)<br />

Hospital Chamber type Number of patients<br />

OLV Ziekenhuis – Aalst 1<br />

ZNA Stuivenberg Antwerpen 1<br />

UZ Antwerpen – Edegem 1<br />

Cliniques du Sud Luxembourg<br />

Arlon<br />

AZ Sint Jan – Brugge 1<br />

Hôpital Universitaire St.Pierre<br />

Bruxelles<br />

CHU de Charleroi Hôpital<br />

Vésale, Montigny-le-Tilleul<br />

Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg<br />

(ZOL) Genk 1<br />

Multiplace 10 sitting or 2 lying<br />

Multiplace 5 sitting or 1 lying<br />

Multiplace 12 sitting or 2 lying<br />

Monoplace 1 lying<br />

Multiplace 7 sitting or 2 lying<br />

Monoplace 1 lying<br />

Multiplace 12 sitting or 2 lying<br />

Multiplace 12 sitting or 4 lying<br />

CHR La Citadelle – Liege 1<br />

Multiplace 6 sitting or 2 lying<br />

CHU Sart Tilman – Liege Monoplace 1 lying<br />

Military Hospital Brussels 2 x Multiplace 20 sitting or 5 lying<br />

Marine basis Zeebrugge 2 x Multiplace 18 sitting or 2 lying<br />

1 These six hospitals have a recognized diabetic foot clinic.<br />

According to RIZIV/INAMI data from 1989 to 2005, 65c Belgian hospitals have invoiced<br />

HBOT codes. Since the majority of these hospitals do not have a hyperbaric chamber,<br />

they transfer their patients to a nearby hospital for provision of this therapy. Currently,<br />

there is no apparent capacity problem and geographic distribution seems sufficient.<br />

5.7 CURRENT PRACTICE BY INDICATION<br />

5.7.1 Results from questionnaire to hyperbaric centres<br />

We asked the 12 centres in Belgium to voluntarily report their activities using a<br />

questionnaire. An example of this questionnaire is included in appendix. For each of the<br />

centres, the person responsible for the hyperbaric chamber was contacted by phone<br />

and a questionnaire was then distributed by e-mail. Non-responders received a<br />

reminder three weeks after the first mailing by phone and e-mail. Eventually, 11 centres<br />

responded leading to a slight underestimation of numbers. The results of this survey are<br />

presented in this chapter.<br />

Overview by indication<br />

Based on the data received form those eleven HBOT centres, a total of 1 980 patients<br />

were treated in 2006, which accounted for 16 402 sessions. The hyperbaric chamber is<br />

most often used for the following two indications: hearing disorders (32% of all<br />

reported treatment sessions, 26% of all reported patients), and post-radiotherapy tissue<br />

damage (30% of sessions, 10% of patients). However, CO-intoxication provided the<br />

largest amount of patients for a single indication (40% of patients) (see Figure 26).<br />

c Hospitals that have merged during this period were only counted once.

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