Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in managing systemic inflammatory response syndrome caused by ischemia-reperfusion injury following hand replantation and long-term outcomes: A report of two cases.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury (IRI) is a complication following the reperfusion of ischemic tissues; it requires immediate treatment, as it can lead to severe infection and tissue death. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the ability of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) to treat SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) caused by IRI and to provide long-term functional assessment for a period of up to 5 years.

Case presentation

Two cases of avulsions of the hand at the levels of the wrist joint and the medial third forearm, severed by machetes. Both patients were male and in their twenties. Hand replantation was carried out after 30 minutes (medial third forearm case) and 11 hours (wrist joint case) of ischemic time. A couple of days after surgery, b

SUBMITTER: Oley MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7595935 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature