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Clinical Study Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc 2020

Successful use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for limb salvage of acute limb ischemia as a complication of acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

Kim YS, Youn YJ, Cha YS — Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 2020

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of a 69-year-old man who developed acute limb ischaemia following carbon monoxide poisoning and was successfully treated with conventional therapies and adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What They Found

A 69-year-old man developed acute limb ischaemia in both lower extremities on day 3 of hospitalization for acute carbon monoxide poisoning. After initial conventional treatments, 47 sessions of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy were administered, leading to successful limb salvage.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was not conducted in Canada or by Canadian researchers.

Study Limitations

The primary limitation of this study is its nature as a single case report, which limits the generalizability of its findings.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 32574440
Year Published 2020
Journal Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc
MeSH Terms Acute Disease; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Computed Tomography Angiography; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Ischemia; Limb Salvage; Lower Extremity; Male; Middle Aged; Rare Diseases

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