Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of perianal fistulas in 20 patients with Crohn's disease

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BACKGROUND: Positive effects of hyperbaric oxygen on perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease have been reported.

AIM: To assess efficacy, safety and feasibility of hyperbaric oxygen in Crohn's disease patients with therapy-refractory perianal fistulas.

METHODS: Twenty consecutive patients were recruited at the out-patient fistula clinic of the Amsterdam UMC. Crohn's disease patients with high perianal fistula(s) failing conventional treatment for over 6 months were included. Exclusion criteria were presence of a stoma, rectovaginal fistula(s) and recent changes in treatment regimens. Patients received treatment with 40 hyperbaric oxygen sessions and outcome parameters were assessed at Week 16.

RESULTS: Seven women and 13 men were included (median age 34 years). At Week 16, median scores of perianal disease activity index and modified van Assche index (co-primary outcome parameters) decreased from 7.5 (95% CI 6-9) to 4 (95% CI 3-6, P < 0.001), and from 9.2 (95% CI 7.3-11.2) to 7.3 (95% CI 6.9-9.7, P = 0.004) respectively. Perianal disease activity index scores ≤4 (representing inactive perianal disease) were observed in 13/20 patients (65%). Twelve patients showed a clinical response (60%) and four (20%) clinical remission, assessed with fistula drainage assessment. Median C-reactive protein and faecal calprotectin levels decreased from 4.2 mg/mL (95% CI 1.6-8) to 2.2 (95% CI 0.9-4.3, P = 0.003) and from 399 µg/g (95% CI 52-922) to 31 (95% CI 16-245, P = 0.001), respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: We found significant clinical, radiological and biochemical improvement in Crohn's disease patients with therapy-refractory perianal fistulas after treatment with hyperbaric oxygen.

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CommentIn: Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Mar;53(5):667-668. - PMID 33566415

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 53(2021), 5 vom: 15. März, Seite 587-597

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lansdorp, Corine A [VerfasserIn]
Gecse, Krisztina B [VerfasserIn]
Buskens, Christianne J [VerfasserIn]
Löwenberg, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Stoker, Jaap [VerfasserIn]
Bemelman, Willem A [VerfasserIn]
D'Haens, Geert R A M [VerfasserIn]
van Hulst, Rob A [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 31.03.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Mar;53(5):667-668. - PMID 33566415

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1111/apt.16228

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318916894