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Retrospective Study Diving and hyperbaric medicine 2016

Safety of transport and hyperbaric oxygen treatment in critically-ill patients from Padua hospitals into a centrally-located, stand-alone hyperbaric facility.

Bosco G, Garetto G, Rubini A, Paoli A, Dalvi P, Mangar D, et al. — Diving and hyperbaric medicine, 2016

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers retrospectively reviewed medical records of 75 critically-ill patients in Padua, Italy, to assess the safety of transporting them for hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) at a stand-alone facility between 2003 and 2013.

What They Found

The 75 critically-ill patients received a total of 315 hyperbaric oxygen treatment sessions, with 192 sessions involving intubated and mechanically ventilated patients. Full recovery was observed in 73 patients (97.3%), and two deaths occurred, neither closely related to the HBOT.

Canadian Relevance

This study was conducted in Padua, Italy, and does not have a direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a retrospective, single-center study, its findings may not be generalizable to all critically-ill patient populations or different healthcare systems.

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Study Details

Study Type Retrospective Study
Category Infection
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 27723016
Year Published 2016
Journal Diving and hyperbaric medicine
MeSH Terms Adult; Brain Abscess; Clinical Protocols; Critical Care; Critical Illness; Fasciitis, Necrotizing; Female; Gas Gangrene; Health Facilities; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Monitoring, Physiologic

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