What Researchers Did
Researchers presented a case report of a 35-year-old woman with severe accidental carbon monoxide poisoning treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
What They Found
A 35-year-old woman, admitted in deep coma with 26.7% carboxyhemoglobin, received hyperbaric oxygen therapy twice at 3.0 atm and once at 2.2 atm within 24 hours. After the second session, she regained consciousness, and her respiratory failure and shock resolved. She was discharged weeks later with discrete peripheral nerve paresis and ischaemic brain lesions but no cognitive disturbances.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection as it is a case report from outside Canada.
Study Limitations
As a single case report, the findings cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.