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Study Lijec Vjesn 2002

Gas gangrene and hyperbaric oxygenation--a lesson forgotten or never learned?

Petri N, Andrić D, Kovacević H, Vranjković-Petri L, Racić G, Mulić R, et al. — Lijec Vjesn, 2002

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reviewed information about gas gangrene and analyzed treatment data from 21 patients who received hyperbaric oxygenation at a Croatian medical institute between 1982 and 2000.

What They Found

The study included 21 gas gangrene patients, with an average age of 41.6 years. These patients underwent an average of 6.8 hyperbaric oxygen sessions. Overall, 13 out of the 21 patients, representing 76% of those treated, were successfully cured.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

This study is limited by its retrospective design, small sample size of 21 patients, and being conducted at a single institution.

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Study Details

Study Type Study
Category Infection
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 12152414
Year Published 2002
Journal Lijec Vjesn
MeSH Terms Adult; Aged; Female; Gas Gangrene; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged

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