Cochrane Review International journal of environmental research and public health 2022

Can Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Be Used to Treat Children after COVID-19? A Bibliographic Review.

Myśliwiec AP, Walatek JT, Tarnawa A, Nierwińska K, Doroniewicz I — International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers conducted a bibliographic review of Medline and Cochrane databases to assess the potential use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in children after COVID-19.

What They Found

The review identified 13 publications describing the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for various pediatric conditions, such as carbon monoxide poisoning and burns. However, no scientific journal evidence was found regarding the effectiveness of HBOT specifically for children with a history of COVID-19 infection or its complications.

What This Means for Canadian Patients

Canadian children recovering from COVID-19 currently lack evidence-based treatment options involving hyperbaric oxygen therapy. This means that HBOT is not a recommended or proven treatment for post-COVID complications in pediatric patients at this time.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A key limitation is the absence of existing research data specifically on hyperbaric oxygen therapy for children after COVID-19, which prevented a conclusive review.

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Study Details

Study Type	Cochrane Review
Category	Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	36429932
Year Published	2022
Journal	International journal of environmental research and public health
MeSH Terms	SARS-CoV-2; Child; COVID-19; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Humans; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

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