(Shanghai Daily)
Updated: 2007-06-04 09:16
Two long-term comatose patients have finally awakened in Changhai
Hospital's hyperbaric oxygen therapeutic center, hospital officials
announced over the weekend.
Zhang Shifen,
30, from Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, came to the hospital just after
the May holiday break. She was in a coma after being poisoned by
hydrogen sulfide at work.
Cai Zhongliang,
35, from Jiading, on the outskirts of Shanghai, woke up at the end
of last month after three months in coma caused by a traffic
accident.
Both of them were treated with hyberbaric oxygen therapy.
"We feel overjoyed now because doctors at our local hospital said my
daughter will never wake up," said Tang Rendi, Zhang's mother.
Liu Qingle, the
center's director, understands the joy and excitement but considers
the two just normal cases. "We help comatose patients regain
consciousness just like other doctors treat diseases such as colds,"
said Liu.
The hospital's statistics show that an average one or two patients
in a vegetative state have awakened every month since 2002, when the
center's hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment swung into full
operation.
According to Liu, their wake-ups account for more than 50 percent of
patients. "We can tell whether the patient can wake up in most cases
based on our experiences," said Liu.
Liu explained
that the therapy helps cause a saturation of oxygen in the plasma
and tissue fluids so the body can function more effectively.
"Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is one of the most effective methods to
wake up people in a vegetative state," said Wang Guisong, a
respected neurosurgeon at Renji Hospital.
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