Clinical Study Acta chirurgica Belgica 2001

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) as useful, adjunctive therapeutic modality in compartment syndrome.

Van Poucke S, Leenders T, Saldien V, Verstreken J, Beaucourt L, Adriaensen H — Acta chirurgica Belgica, 2001

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers described a case of compartment syndrome that developed after a long surgical procedure and was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygenation.

What They Found

One patient developed compartment syndrome after surgery and was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO). This approach saved the patient from a more invasive therapeutic intervention.

Canadian Relevance

This study, published in a Belgian journal, has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, this study's findings cannot be generalized to a larger patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Crush Injury
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	11396055
Year Published	2001
Journal	Acta chirurgica Belgica
MeSH Terms	Adult; Anterior Compartment Syndrome; Bed Rest; Disease Progression; Femoral Fractures; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Monitoring, Physiologic; Paresis; Risk Factors; Supine Position; Treatment Outcome

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