Level 1 · RCT / systematic review of RCTs
UHMS-approved
Cochrane
Equivocal
Bottom line
UHMS-approved indication based on burn-centre observational experience despite limited RCT data.
Outcome
Insufficient high-quality RCT evidence to confirm or refute HBOT efficacy for thermal burns.
Conditions studied
- Thermal Burns — Moderate — UHMS approved
Full citation
Villanueva E, Bennett MH, Wasiak J, Lehm JP. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Thermal Burns. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2004. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004727.pub2.
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Related studies
- Tenth European Consensus Conference on Hyperbaric Medicine (ECHM) (2017, Level 5)
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Indications, 15th Edition (UHMS) (2023, Level 5)