Review Minerva Anestesiol 2009

Guiding principles in choosing a therapeutic table for DCI hyperbaric therapy

Antonelli C, Franchi F, Della Marta M, Carinci A, Sbrana G, Tanasi P, et al. — Minerva Anestesiol, 2009

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reviewed guiding principles for selecting therapeutic tables in hyperbaric oxygen therapy for decompression illness (DCI).

What They Found

They found that low-pressure oxygen tables resolve almost all cases of decompression illness if recompression occurs quickly. High-pressure tables are suitable for immediate recompression or severe spinal-cord decompression sickness, and an initial 6 ATA recompression is recommended for arterial gas embolism cerebral injury if started within a few hours of symptom onset.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a review based on clinical experience, this study may lack systematic evidence and generalizability across diverse clinical settings.

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Study Details

Study Type	Review
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	19221544
Year Published	2009
Journal	Minerva Anestesiol
MeSH Terms	Adult; Algorithms; Cell Adhesion; Decompression Sickness; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Embolism, Air; Endothelium, Vascular; Female; Helium; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Hypoxia; Inert Gas Narcosis; Leukocytes; Male; Middle Aged; Nitrogen; Oxygen; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Reperfusion Injury; Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Compression; Treatment Outcome

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