Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, and Stroke

	About this book
	AHRQ Evidence Reports, Numbers 61 - 119
	85. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, and Stroke
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Structured Abstract
	Summary
	Chapter 1. Introduction
	Chapter 2. Methodology
	Chapter 3. Results
	Chapter 4. Conclusions
	Chapter 5. Future Research
	Tables
	Figures
	References
	Evidence Tables
	Bibliography
	Appendix A. Indications for HBOT
	Appendix B. Research Team, Technical Expert Advisory Group, and Peer Reviewers
	Appendix C. Literature Search Strategies
	Appendix D. Quality Assessment Criteria
	Appendix E. Excluded Studies
	Appendix F. Studies with Intermediate Outcomes
	Appendix G. Unretrieved Studies
	Appendix H. Outcome measures used in HBOT studies
	Appendix H References
	Abbreviations and Acronyms
	Glossary of Terms
	Supplement. A Qualitative Assessment of Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke Patient, Caregiver and Clinician Values of Outcomes
	Supplement References
	Supplement Appendix. Interview Guides

85. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, and Stroke

Prepared for:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

540 Gaither Road

Rockville, MD 20850

www.ahrq.gov

Contract No. 290-97-0018

Prepared by:

Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center

Portland, Oregon

Marian S. McDonagh, PharmD, Principal Investigator

Susan Carson, MPH

Joan S. Ash, MLS, MBA, PhD

Barry S. Russman, MD

P. Zoë Stavri, PhD

Kathryn Pyle Krages, AMLS, MA

Mark Helfand, MD, MS, EPC Director

AHRQ Publication No. 04-E003

September 2003

ISBN: 1-58763-138-5

ISSN: 1530-4396

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AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decisionmakerspatients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakersmake more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.

Suggested Citation:

McDonagh M, Carson S, Ash J, et al. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, and Stroke. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 85 (Prepared by the Oregon Health & Science University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No 290-97-0018). AHRQ Publication No. 04-E003. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. September 2003.