Clinical Study Minerva medica 1982

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in radionecrotic lesions.

Pedesini G, Oriani G, Gaietta T, Guarino A — Minerva medica, 1982

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers at the Galeazzi Orthopaedic Centre in Milan treated cases of necrosis following radiotherapy for neoplasias with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What They Found

They observed recovery in scarring and granulation processes in some cases of radiodermitis and osteoradionecrosis after hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Treatment periods ranged from 25 to 70 days, with patients successfully treated as outpatients.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted in Milan, Italy.

Study Limitations

The study's primary limitation is its descriptive nature, presenting only "some cases" without a control group or detailed patient numbers for statistical comparison.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Radiation Injury
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	7133510
Year Published	1982
Journal	Minerva medica
MeSH Terms	Adult; Aged; Breast Neoplasms; Female; Femoral Neoplasms; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Myosarcoma; Osteoradionecrosis; Radiation Injuries; Radiodermatitis; Sarcoma, Ewing

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