Evaluation of the effect of hyperbaric oxygen on spinal cord injury

Objective To evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment of functional recovery in patients with spinal cord injury. Methods One hundred and thirty patients with spinal cord injury were divided into HBO group (70 cases) and the control group (60 cases), the control group was treated with only routine surgical treatment,while HBO group on the basis of routine surgical treatment, together with HBO therapy. Results The total effective rate of functional recovery on HBO group was 94.3%, the control group was 66.7%, the clinical effect of HBO group was significantly higher than that of the control group(P<0.05). Conclusions HBO with the clinical routine surgical treatment of spinal cord can promote functional recovery, markedly increase efficiency, and reduce the induced disability rate. Key words: Spinal cord injury ;  Hyperbaric oxygen ;