Case Report Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2020 Canadian

The Treatment of Perioperative Spinal Cord Injury With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: A Case Report

Wilson J, Schiavo S, Middleton W, Massicotte E, De Moraes M, Katznelson R — Spine (Phila Pa 1976), 2020

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers described the case of a 68-year-old man who developed an acute spinal cord injury after surgery and was treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What They Found

After developing profound bilateral limb weakness (Medical Research Council grading 1/5, ASIA B) post-surgery, the patient received hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) starting 36 hours later. He showed near-immediate improvement to anti-gravity function (MRC grading 3/5) after one treatment, was ambulatory after 2 weeks, and achieved normal motor function (ASIA E) with no sphincteric disturbance at 4 months.

Canadian Relevance

This study has direct Canadian relevance as several authors are from Canadian institutions, contributing to medical knowledge within the country.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, this study provides limited evidence and its findings cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Report
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	32205701
Year Published	2020
Journal	Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
MeSH Terms	Aged; Decompression, Surgical; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Laminectomy; Male; Postoperative Complications; Spinal Cord Injuries; Spinal Fusion; Treatment Outcome

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