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Title: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of Post Cardiac Surgical Strokes--a Case Series and Review of the Literature (Report)
Author : A.J. Davis, F.M. Gibson
Release Date : January 01, 2010
Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
Pages : * pages
Size : 108 KB

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Numerous cardiac surgical procedures are performed every year and many patients suffer neurological sequelae in the postoperative period. Studies (1-3) suggest about 2% of patients will suffer a major stroke, the effects of which on morbidity and mortality have been well described. In-hospital postoperative mortality is increased from less than 4% to approximately 20% in patients who suffer a stroke and length of hospital stay is prolonged, with a greater proportion of these patients being discharged to long-term care facilities rather than to an independent existence at home (4). Long-term mortality remains excessive compared to non-stroke patients (4). This paper reviews a series of 12 patients with post-cardiac surgical stroke in one centre between 1993 and 2006 who were treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) and examines the rationale behind the use of HBOT in this condition.