Table 2 Reported cases of CPR during hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
Author, Year, Country, Location | Cases (n) | Age (years) | Sex (m/f) | Indication for HBOT and cause of CPR | Iatrogenic (Y/N) | CPR during HBOT | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bayrakci, 2008 [47] Turkey, Ankara | 1 | 7 | m | -CO-intoxication due to CO seepage | N | -90 min of 2nd HBOT on 2nd day after accident | -brain dead, organs were donored |
Burcharth, 2012 [48] Denmark, Copenhagen | 1 | 50 | f | -laparoscopic cholecystectomy + liver cyst fenestration -VAE, suspected AAE | Y | -CA at 243 min | -discharge w/o complications POD day 14 |
Dieterich, 2016 [6] Germany, Murnau | 1 | 89 | f | -gas gangrene after dynamic hip screw -septic shock | Y | -During HBOT | -fatal |
Erdmann, 2009 [49] Germany, Murnau | 1 | 22 | m | -CO-intoxication (suicidal) -hypothermia, lactic acidosis, hyperkalemia | N | -transition into 2nd decompression | -no neurological sequelae 3 months after treatment |
Frye, 2007 [50] USA, Houston (Texas) | 1 | 13 | m | -pulmonary valve replacement -AGE | Y | -during HBOT | -no brainstem reflexes, no spontaneous breathing |
Kjeld, 2012 [20] Denmark, Copenhagen | 1 | 52 | f | -laparoscopy, CCE liver cyst marsupialization -postoperative PEA due to VGE, later VF with CA | Y | -during decompression (pressure lowered to 1.9 ATA after 2,5 h) | -full recovery POD 4 |
Lalieu, 2020 [51] Netherlands, Raamsdonksveer | 1 | 37 | m | -non-healing venous leg ulcer -acute COT with seizure tachy-/ apnea | N | -last minute of decompression | -fatal |
Machicado, 2013 [52] USA, Houston (Texas) | 1 | 69 | f | -flight take-off -systemic AE (bronchogenic cyst) | N | -during decompression | -fatal |
Maples, 2008 [53] USA, Norfolk (Virginia) | 1 | 32 | f | -dive (60 m) -AGE | N | -during decompression | -died after several days |
Mendez, 2017 [54] Mexico, Yucatán | 1 | 35 | m | -dive (25 m for 90 min) -suspected cardiopulmonary DCS | N | -HBOT (150 min) after recompression | -fatal |
Murphy, 1991 [23] USA, Chicago (Illinois) | 1 | 17 | f | -CO-intoxication -then tension pneumothorax | N | -before and after 5 min of HBOT | -declared brain dead next day |
Quesada Suescun, 2011 [55] Spain, Santander | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | -fatal |
Sloan, 1989 [56] USA, Chicago (Illinois) | 3 | - | - | -CO-intoxication | N | -during HBOT | - |
Van Meter, 2011 [57] USA, New Orleans (Louisiana) | 1 | 35 | m | -commercial diving -hypoxia due to air supply compression | N | -before HBOT until first round of 6 ATA HBOT | -full recovery |
Weaver, 1999 [58] USA, Salt Lake City (Utah) | 1 | 25 | m | -CO-intoxication -aspiration pneumonia, cerebral edema | N | -2,9 ATA breathing O2 | -stabilization |
Wolf, 1990 [22] USA, Durham (North Carolina) | 1 | 69 | w | -non-healing ulcer of the foot -suspected pulmonary barotrauma with air embolism | N | -defibrillation during decompression | -fatal |
Wright, 2016 [59] Micronesia, Guam (Territory of the United States) | 2 | 27 | m | -scuba diving -DCS | N | -during the third O2 period | -fatal |
43 | m | -deep dive -DCS | N | -after recompression (due to tachypnea during fifth O2 period at 60 fsw) | -fatal | ||
Xiangdong, 2008 [60] China, Shandong | 1 | 37 | m | -poisoning due to accidental inhalation of hydrogen cyanide | N | -during HBOT | -CPR succeeded after 10 min |