What Researchers Did
Researchers described the case of a 50-year-old man with severe carbon monoxide poisoning who was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and steroid pulse therapy.
What They Found
A 50-year-old man with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3 and 51.2% carboxyhaemoglobin was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and steroid pulse therapy. His consciousness improved noticeably by day X+3, and he was discharged on day X+14. He had no delayed neurological sequelae up to day X+49.
Canadian Relevance
This study is not Canadian. However, it covers carbon monoxide poisoning, which is a Health Canada-recognised indication for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Study Limitations
This report describes only one patient, so its findings cannot be applied to all patients with carbon monoxide poisoning.