Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy for acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.
Spinal Cord
; 38(9): 538-40, 2000 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
STUDY DESIGN:
A retrospective study of spinal cord injury (SCI) treated with and without hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy.OBJECTIVES:
To report on the use of HBO in spinal cord injury.SETTING:
Neurosurgical Unit, Tokyo, Japan.METHODS:
Thirty-four cases of hyperextension spinal cord injury without bone damage and previous history of surgical intervention were divided into two groups, with (HBO) or without (non-HBO) therapy. The neurological findings at admission and their outcomes were evaluated by means of Neurological Cervical Spine Scale (NCSS)1 and the average improvement rates in individual groups were compared.RESULTS:
The improvement rate ranged from 100% to 27.3% with the mean value of 75. 2% in the HBO group, while these values were 100%, 25.0% and 65.1% respectively in the non HBO group.CONCLUSION:
In the HBO group, the improvement rate indicated effectiveness in acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Medula Espinal
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Traumatismos da Medula Espinal
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Oxigenoterapia Hiperbárica
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Spinal Cord
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão