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Pawlik, M. T. ; Rinneberg, G. ; Koch, Alexandra ; Meyringer, H. ; Loew, Thomas ; Kjellberg, A.

Is there a rationale for hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the patients with Post COVID syndrome?

Pawlik, M. T. , Rinneberg, G., Koch, Alexandra , Meyringer, H., Loew, Thomas und Kjellberg, A. (2024) Is there a rationale for hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the patients with Post COVID syndrome? European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience.

Veröffentlichungsdatum dieses Volltextes: 18 Nov 2024 09:28
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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.59632


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The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has resulted in 762 million infections worldwide from 2020 to date, of which approximately ten percent are suffering from the effects after infection in 2019 (COVID-19) [1, 40]. In Germany, it is now assumed that at least one million people suffer from post-COVID condition with long-term consequences. These have been previously reported in diseases like Myalgic ...

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has resulted in 762 million infections worldwide from 2020 to date, of which approximately ten percent are suffering from the effects after infection in 2019 (COVID-19) [1, 40]. In Germany, it is now assumed that at least one million people suffer from post-COVID condition with long-term consequences. These have been previously reported in diseases like Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Symptoms show a changing variability and recent surveys in the COVID context indicate that 10–30 % of outpatients, 50 to 70% of hospitalised patients suffer from sequelae. Recent data suggest that only 13% of all ill people were completely free of symptoms after recovery [3, 9]. Current hypotheses consider chronic inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, latent viral persistence, autoimmunity, changes of the human microbiome or multilocular sequelae in various organ system after infection. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is applied since 1957 for heart surgery, scuba dive accidents, CO intoxication, air embolisms and infections with anaerobic pathogens. Under hyperbaric pressure, oxygen is physically dissolved in the blood in higher concentrations and reaches levels four times higher than under normobaric oxygen application. Moreover, the alternation of hyperoxia and normoxia induces a variety of processes at the cellular level, which improves oxygen supply in areas of locoregional hypoxia. Numerous target gene effects on new vessel formation, anti-inflammatory and anti-oedematous effects have been demonstrated [74]. The provision of intermittently high, local oxygen concentrations increases repair and regeneration processes and normalises the predominance of hyperinflammation. At present time only one prospective, randomized and placebo-controlled study exists with positive effects on global cognitive function, attention and executive function, psychiatric symptoms and pain interference. In conclusion, up to this date HBO is the only scientifically proven treatment in a prospective randomized controlled trial to be effective for cognitive improvement, regeneration of brain network and improvement of cardiac function. HBOT may have not only theoretical but also potential impact on targets of current pathophysiology of Post COVID condition, which warrants further scientific studies in patients.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftEuropean Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Verlag:Springer Nature
Datum15 November 2024
InstitutionenMedizin > Lehrstuhl für Anästhesiologie
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WertTyp
10.1007/s00406-024-01911-yDOI
Stichwörter / KeywordsBrain fog · Chronic fatigue syndrome · COVID-19 · SARS-CoV-2 · Hypoxia-inducible-factor-1 · Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) · Long COVID · Post COVID condition
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenZum Teil
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-596321
Dokumenten-ID59632

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