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PRELIMINARY REPORT ON TEN PATIENTS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURIES TREATED WITH HYPERBARIC OXYGEN
Author(s) -
Yeo John D.,
Lowry Chris,
McKenzie Bart
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1978.tb131740.x
Subject(s) - hyperbaric oxygen , spinal cord , medicine , anesthesia , spinal cord injury , oxygen pressure , surgery , oxygen , chemistry , organic chemistry , psychiatry
A preliminary report is presented on 10 patients with spinal cord injuries who were treated with hyperbaric oxygen. The results suggest that by supporting injured spinal cord tissue with oxygen under pressure, improvement in nerve function may occur. No deterioration of motor power or sensation was evident during or after hyperbaric oxygen treatment in any of these patients. The possible contribution of ischaemia to the pathology of spinal cord injury should encourage further experimental research and clinical trials with hyperbaric oxygen.