[Iron-containing proteins in the plasma and serum of the blood in patients during hyperbaric oxygenation therapy].

What Researchers Did

Researchers analyzed extra-erythrocyte hemoglobin (EEH) and total peroxidase activity (TPA) in the blood serum and plasma of 44 patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO).

What They Found

In one group of patients, EEH and TPA levels decreased after 3 HBO procedures and remained low throughout treatment. Conversely, in a second group, EEH and TPA levels increased after 3 HBO procedures and remained high, with EEH changes correlating with TPA alterations in both groups.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

The study's small sample size and lack of a control group limit the generalizability of its findings.