Retrospective Study Spinal cord 2000

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy for acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.

Asamoto S, Sugiyama H, Doi H, Iida M, Nagao T, Matsumoto K — Spinal cord, 2000

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Summary

What Researchers Did

A retrospective study compared neurological outcomes in 34 patients with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury treated with or without hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What They Found

The mean neurological improvement rate was 75.2% in the hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) group, compared to 65.1% in the non-HBO group.

Individual improvement rates ranged from 27.3% to 100% in the HBO group and 25.0% to 100% in the non-HBO group.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted in Tokyo, Japan.

Study Limitations

This retrospective study was limited by its small sample size and observational design, which cannot establish causality.

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Study Details

Study Type	Retrospective Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	11035474
Year Published	2000
Journal	Spinal cord
MeSH Terms	Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cervical Vertebrae; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged; Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Injuries; Treatment Outcome; Wounds and Injuries

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