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Retrospective Study Diving and hyperbaric medicine 2016

Iatrogenic cerebral gas embolism: analysis of the presentation, management and outcomes of patients referred to The Alfred Hospital Hyperbaric Unit.

Beevor H, Frawley G — Diving and hyperbaric medicine, 2016

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers retrospectively analyzed patients with iatrogenic cerebral gas embolism (CGE) referred to The Alfred Hospital hyperbaric unit to assess if hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) improved outcomes.

What They Found

Of 45 patients with iatrogenic cerebral gas embolism, 36 received hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT), and 4 (8.9%) died. Good neurological outcomes were observed in 27 patients, and the only independent factor associated with a good outcome was a shorter time to the first HBOT (OR 0.94, P = 0.05).

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted at The Alfred Hospital in Australia.

Study Limitations

As a retrospective study with a relatively small sample size, this research may be subject to selection bias and limitations in data completeness.

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Study Details

Study Type Retrospective Study
Category Neurological
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 27044457
Year Published 2016
Journal Diving and hyperbaric medicine
MeSH Terms Adult; Biophysical Phenomena; Chi-Square Distribution; Embolism, Air; Female; Glasgow Coma Scale; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Iatrogenic Disease; Intracranial Embolism; Male; Middle Aged; Regression Analysis; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors

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