What Researchers Did
Researchers treated three patients suffering from radiation-induced hemorrhagic cystitis, unresponsive to conventional therapies, with a series of hyperbaric oxygen treatments at 2 atmosphere absolute pressure for 2 hours.
What They Found
All three patients experienced a cessation of gross hematuria following hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Cystoscopic examinations also revealed a reversal of bladder changes in these three individuals, indicating documented healing of the radiation-induced bladder injury.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was not conducted in Canada or by Canadian researchers.
Study Limitations
A significant limitation of this study is its very small sample size of only three patients, which limits the generalizability of the findings.