Retrospective Study Chang Gung medical journal 2003

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of chronic refractory osteomyelitis: a preliminary report.

Chen CE, Shih ST, Fu TH, Wang JW, Wang CJ — Chang Gung medical journal, 2003

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers conducted a retrospective study on 14 patients with chronic refractory osteomyelitis of the tibias to evaluate the clinical results of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy combined with debridement and antibiotics.

What They Found

Patients underwent an average of 5.4 operations before HBO therapy and received an average of 33.6 HBO treatments. Following treatment, 11 out of 14 patients (79%) experienced no recurrence of infection, indicating a high success rate.

Canadian Relevance

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

Study Limitations

This was a retrospective study with a small sample size of 14 patients, limiting the generalizability and strength of the evidence.

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Study Details

Study Type	Retrospective Study
Category	Infection
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	12718388
Year Published	2003
Journal	Chang Gung medical journal
MeSH Terms	Adult; Aged; Chronic Disease; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged; Osteomyelitis; Staphylococcus aureus

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