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Title: | Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in necrotising soft tissue infections: A study of patients in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample | Authors: | Soh, C.R. Pietrobon, R. Freiberger, J.J. Chew, S.T. Rajgor, D. Gandhi, M. Shah, J. Moon, R.E. |
Keywords: | Healthcare cost and utilisation project Hyperbaric oxygen therapy National inpatient sample Necrotising soft tissue infections |
Issue Date: | Jul-2012 | Citation: | Soh, C.R., Pietrobon, R., Freiberger, J.J., Chew, S.T., Rajgor, D., Gandhi, M., Shah, J., Moon, R.E. (2012-07). Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in necrotising soft tissue infections: A study of patients in the United States Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Intensive Care Medicine 38 (7) : 1143-1151. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-012-2558-4 | Abstract: | Purpose: Necrotising soft tissue infection (NSTI) is a deadly disease associated with a significant risk of mortality and long-term disability from limb and tissue loss. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO 2) therapy on mortality, complication rate, discharge status/location, hospital length of stay and inflation-adjusted hospitalisation cost in patients with NSTI. Methods: This was a retrospective study of 45,913 patients in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 1988 to 2009. Results: A total of 405 patients received HBO 2 therapy. The patients with NSTI who received HBO 2 therapy had a lower mortality (4.5 vs. 9.4 %, p = 0.001). After adjusting for predictors and confounders, patients who received HBO 2 therapy had a statistically significantly lower risk of dying (odds ratio (OR) 0.49, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.29-0.83), higher hospitalisation cost (US$52,205 vs. US$45,464, p = 0.02) and longer length of stay (LOS) (14.3 days vs. 10.7 days, p < 0.001). Conclusions: This retrospective analysis of HBO 2 therapy in NSTI showed that despite the higher hospitalisation cost and longer length of stay, the statistically significant reduction in mortality supports the use of HBO 2 therapy in NSTI. © 2012 Copyright jointly held by Springer and ESICM. | Source Title: | Intensive Care Medicine | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/110115 | ISSN: | 03424642 | DOI: | 10.1007/s00134-012-2558-4 |
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