Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for severe ulcerative colitis

Authors
Buchman, AL Fife, C Torres, C Smith, L Aristizibal, J
Citation
Al. Buchman et al., Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for severe ulcerative colitis, J CLIN GAST, 33(4), 2001, pp. 337-339
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenerology and Hepatology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
ISSN journal
01920790 → ACNP
Volume
33
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
337 - 339
Database
ISI
SICI code
0192-0790(200110)33:4<337:HOTFSU>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been used to successfully treat perineal Croh n's disease. We describe the first successful use of hyperbaric oxygen ther apy in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, refractory to conventional ther apies. Therapy consisted of 30 courses of 100% oxygen at a pressure of 2.0 atm absolute. Clinical remission was achieved on the basis of the Truelove- Witts and disease activity index scores. Corticosteroids were successfully tapered off once remission was achieved.