Clinical Study Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association 2001

Prediction of neurologic outcome in patients with spinal cord injury by using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Ishihara H, Kanamori M, Kawaguchi Y, Osada R, Ohmori K, Matsui H — Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association, 2001

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers evaluated the predictive value of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) on neurological recovery in 22 patients with spinal cord injuries.

What They Found

They found a significant correlation between increased HBO effectiveness and better recovery in Frankel grade (r = 0.445; P = 0.0414). A significant correlation also existed between HBO effect and the recovery rate of the ASIA motor score (r = 0.586; P = 0.0072), though this was weaker than the correlation with the ASIA motor score on admission (r = 0.752; P = 0.0006).

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A limitation of this study is its relatively small sample size of 22 patients.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	11845346
Year Published	2001
Journal	Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association
MeSH Terms	Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Examination; Spinal Cord Injuries; Treatment Outcome

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