Unclear Information About a Treatment Recommendation

[摘要] In Table 2, Eichhorn et al. ( 1 ) state for the Amercian College of Emergency Physicians (fourth line) “no recommendation” which is regrettably misleading. According to the evidence-based transparent recommendations of this professional society, patients with carbon monoxide poisoning should either receive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) or normobaric treatment with high oxygen flow (normobaric oxygen therapy, NBOT) ( 2 ). Likewise, the authors of a comprehensive Cochrane review are opposed to regular use of HBOT ( 3 ). HBOT offers no proven advantages for patients with carbon monoxide poisoning compared to NBOT. Thus, it is at least ambiguously worded when the review states at various points that HBOT is recommended for certain patient populations, even though this statement lacks supporting evidence.

[学科分类] 医学（综合）