Experience in the treatment of severe forms of sepsis by extracorporeal therapy and hyperbaric oxygenation

What Researchers Did

Researchers studied 81 patients with severe sepsis and multiple organ failure to see if adding extracorporeal therapies and hyperbaric oxygenation improved outcomes compared to traditional treatment alone.

What They Found

They found that patients receiving only traditional therapy had a 94% mortality rate. However, for patients who also received extracorporeal methods and hyperbaric oxygenation, the mortality rate significantly decreased to 40%.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

This study is from 1997 and involves a relatively small number of patients, and the abstract does not provide details on the specific hyperbaric oxygenation protocols used.