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Clinical Study The Medical journal of Australia 1978

Hyperbaric oxygen and acute spinal cord injuries in humans.

Jones RF, Unsworth IP, Marosszeky JE — The Medical journal of Australia, 1978

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers clinically assessed the use of hyperbaric oxygen within 12 hours of acute spinal injury in humans.

What They Found

The clinical assessment suggested that hyperbaric oxygen treatment for acute spinal injuries warrants further investigation. No specific numerical outcomes or patient counts were provided in this preliminary assessment.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted in Australia and published in an Australian journal.

Study Limitations

A major limitation of this preliminary assessment is the lack of a large patient cohort, preventing statistical proof of treatment efficacy.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Neurological
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 723709
Year Published 1978
Journal The Medical journal of Australia
MeSH Terms Adult; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Hypoxia; Ischemia; Motor Neurons; Paralysis; Sensory Receptor Cells; Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Injuries

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