Clinical Study Acta medica Okayama 2018

Portal Venous Gas Following Ingestion of Hydrogen Peroxide Successfully Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.

Tsuboi C, Naito H, Hagioka S, Hanafusa H, Hirayama T, Kosaki Y, et al. — Acta medica Okayama, 2018

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of portal venous gas in a 14-year-old Japanese girl who ingested hydrogen peroxide.

What They Found

They found that a 14-year-old girl developed portal venous gas after intentionally ingesting hydrogen peroxide. She successfully recovered without cardiac or neurological complications after receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it reports a case from Japan.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings may not be generalizable to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	29674767
Year Published	2018
Journal	Acta medica Okayama
MeSH Terms	Adolescent; Blood Gas Analysis; Female; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Poisoning; Portal Vein

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