Clinical Study The Journal of emergency medicine 2017

A Case of Methemoglobinemia Successfully Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygenation Monotherapy.

Cho Y, Park SW, Han SK, Kim HB, Yeom SR — The Journal of emergency medicine, 2017

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of methemoglobinemia successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) monotherapy.

What They Found

They found that a 41-year-old man presenting with severe methemoglobinemia (MetHb) at 59.6% was successfully treated with HBO monotherapy. His MetHb levels significantly decreased from 59.6% to 34.0%, then 12.8%, 6.2%, and finally 3.5%, leading to discharge the next day.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A key limitation of this study is that it is a single case report, which limits the generalizability of the findings.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Cardiac
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	28838565
Year Published	2017
Journal	The Journal of emergency medicine
MeSH Terms	Adult; Dizziness; Emergency Service, Hospital; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Methemoglobinemia; Motor Vehicles

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