Cochrane · systematic review · CD005005

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for late radiation tissue injury

Lin, ZC, Bennett, MH, Hawkins, GC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library

Gynaecological, Neuro-oncology and Orphan Cancer3 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed

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Included studies

No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 2 · 28.6%

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) compared to control without HBOT for late radiation tissue injury of any tissue

Population: any person with radiation tissue injury arising later than 6 months after irradiation (LRTI), including dysfunction or necrosis of any tissue

4 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Death at 1 year Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) vs control without HBOT	RR 0.93 [0.47, 1.83]	3 studies · 166 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Complete or substantial improvement of condition Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) vs control without HBOT	RR 1.39 [1.02, 1.89]	6 studies · 468 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias
Visual disturbances Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) vs control without HBOT	RR 4.03 [1.65, 9.84]	5 studies · 438 participants	High
Otic barotrauma Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) vs control without HBOT	RR 9.08 [2.21, 37.26]	4 studies · 357 participants	High

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) compared to control without HBOT for prevention or treatment of osteoradionecrosis of the mandible or maxilla

Population: any person with osteoradionecrosis of the jaw or at risk of osteoradionecrosis of the jaw

3 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Wound dehiscence Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) vs control without HBOT	RR 0.24 [0.06, 0.94]	2 studies · 264 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Pain score change at 12 months Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) vs control without HBOT	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 157 participants	Moderate Downgraded: imprecision
Complete resolution or significant improvement of osteoradionecrosis Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) vs control without HBOT	RR 1.26 [0.87, 1.82]	3 studies · 239 participants	Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision