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Study Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2018

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy as Adjuvant Treatment for Hardware-Related Infections in Neuromodulation

Bartek J, Skyrman S, Nekludov M, Mathiesen T, Lind F, Schechtmann G — Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, 2018

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated the effectiveness of adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) combined with antibiotics for hardware-related infections in 12 neuromodulation patients.

What They Found

Adjuvant HBOT successfully treated 12 out of 14 (86%) hardware-related infection events without requiring hardware removal. Hardware was removed in 2 cases due to HBOT failure, but long-term infection control was achieved for all patients. One intrathecal pump malfunction occurred during HBOT, prompting a change in manufacturer guidelines.

Canadian Relevance

This study was conducted in Sweden and has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

This study was limited by its small sample size and retrospective design, warranting further prospective research.

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Study Details

Study Type Study
Category Infection
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 29614489
Year Published 2018
Journal Stereotact Funct Neurosurg
MeSH Terms Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Child; Device Removal; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Prosthesis-Related Infections; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

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