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Retrospective Study Journal of cardiothoracic surgery 2011

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunctive treatment for sternal infection and osteomyelitis after sternotomy and cardiothoracic surgery.

Yu WK, Chen YW, Shie HG, Lien TC, Kao HK, Wang JH — Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2011

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Summary

What Researchers Did

A retrospective study evaluated the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunctive treatment for sternal infection and osteomyelitis following median sternotomy.

What They Found

Among 12 patients with sternal infection after cardiothoracic surgery, 6 received additional hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy. Patients receiving HBO2 therapy had significantly shorter ICU stays (8.7 ± 2.7 days vs. 48.8 ± 10.5 days), shorter durations of invasive and non-invasive ventilation, and lower hospital mortality (0 cases vs. 3 cases) compared to those without HBO2.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted in Taiwan.

Study Limitations

This retrospective study involved a very small sample size of only 12 patients, limiting the generalizability of its findings.

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Study Details

Study Type Retrospective Study
Category Infection
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 22004802
Year Published 2011
Journal Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
MeSH Terms Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Combined Modality Therapy; Debridement; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged; Osteomyelitis; Retrospective Studies; Statistics, Nonparametric; Sternotomy; Surgical Wound Infection; Treatment Outcome

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