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Clinical Study Case reports in pulmonology 2020

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy of an Adolescent Stem Cell Transplantation Recipient with Hemorrhagic Cystitis and BK Virus.

López D, Alismail A, Tan LD — Case reports in pulmonology, 2020

Tier 2, Indexed

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported on a 15-year-old male with chronic myelogenous leukaemia and BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis who received 30 hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) treatments in the United States.

What They Found

After receiving 30 HBOT treatments, the 15-year-old patient showed significant improvement. Specifically, the patient experienced cessation of hemorrhagic cystitis, suggesting the therapy's effectiveness.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it reports on a case from the United States.

Study Limitations

A significant limitation of this study is that it is a single case report, which limits the generalizability of its findings.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Uncategorised
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 32455043
Year Published 2020
Journal Case reports in pulmonology

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