Retrospective Study Kurume Med J 2025

Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Malignant Bowel Obstruction Caused by Peritoneal Dissemination

Muroya D, Arai S, Nishida T, Ishimaru T, Yamazaki Y, Goto Y, et al. — Kurume Med J, 2025

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers conducted a retrospective study of 44 cancer patients with malignant bowel obstruction from peritoneal spread, comparing 30 who received daily HBOT at 2.5 ATA for 60 minutes against 14 who did not.

What They Found

Significantly more HBOT patients resumed eating compared to the non-HBOT group. The proportion with unresolved obstruction was significantly higher in the non-HBOT group. Overall survival was significantly longer in the HBOT group, even among patients who could not have surgery.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

This is a small retrospective study from a single Japanese center, limiting generalizability and introducing potential selection bias in who received HBOT.

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Study Details

Study Type	Retrospective Study
Category	Uncategorised
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	39343579
Year Published	2025
Journal	Kurume Med J
MeSH Terms	Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Female; Intestinal Obstruction; Retrospective Studies; Middle Aged; Aged; Peritoneal Neoplasms; Treatment Outcome; Adult; Aged, 80 and over; Prognosis

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