Study Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2009

Hyperbaric oxygen in neurosurgery

Fischer B, Speckmann E, Greiner C, Gorji A, Wölfer J, Wassmann H — Acta Neurochir (Wien), 2009

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers provided a historical overview of the development and evidence for hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) in treating insufficient oxygen supply to central neural tissue in neurosurgical patients.

What They Found

The overview highlighted that hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) has been a well-established therapeutic method for about 50 years, effectively increasing oxygen concentration in brain tissue with impaired blood supply. This application was found to minimize secondary impairment of brain tissue, suggesting its role in treating neural tissue damage.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a brief historical overview, this study did not present new experimental data or a comprehensive systematic review of the existing literature.

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Study Details

Study Type	Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	19277461
Year Published	2009
Journal	Acta Neurochir (Wien)
MeSH Terms	Brain; Brain Injuries; Decompression Sickness; History, 17th Century; History, 18th Century; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; History, Ancient; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Hypoxia, Brain; Neurosurgical Procedures; Oxygen; Oxygen Consumption; Stroke

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