What Researchers Did
Doctors treated two liver transplant patients with hyperbaric oxygen therapy after they developed serious complications following surgery.
What They Found
This case report describes two patients who received hyperbaric oxygen therapy after orthotopic liver transplantation, one with hepatic artery thrombosis and one with primary graft dysfunction. Both patients showed rapid clinical recovery after starting hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Their liver enzyme and canalicular enzyme levels gradually declined during treatment. The abstract does not report specific enzyme values, session counts, or pressure settings used during treatment.
Canadian Relevance
No direct Canadian connection identified.
Study Limitations
This is a report of only two patients with no control group, so it cannot establish that hyperbaric oxygen therapy caused the recovery seen or predict how other patients would respond.