Clinical Study Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc 2004

Evaluation of HBO2 therapy in pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis.

Togawa S, Yamami N, Nakayama H, Shibayama M, Mano Y — Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 2004

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers evaluated a modified hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2) protocol in two cases of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI).

What They Found

The study observed favorable results in both of the two pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) cases treated with their modified hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO2) protocol. The modified protocol aimed to address the risk of aggravation in PCI cases caused by pulmonary mechanisms, which can occur with standard HBO2.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was not conducted in Canada, nor does it involve Canadian researchers or patients.

Study Limitations

A significant limitation of this study is its extremely small sample size, involving only two patient cases.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Uncategorised
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	15686270
Year Published	2004
Journal	Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc
MeSH Terms	Adult; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Middle Aged; Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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