Clinical and morphological effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with interstitial cystitis associated with fibromyalgia

Table 1 Changes after hyperbaric oxygen treatment

	PRE	POST	P value
WPI	7.08 ± 5.14	5.75 ± 4.00	.46
SS	8.16 ± 2.88	7.50 ± 4.25	.60
PUF	22.83 ± 6.20	20.41 ± 6.69	.24
OS	13 ± 5.86	11.08 ± 5.17	.12
Mean urine volume (ml)	193.83 ± 89.61	201.27 ± 91.16	.75
Max urine volume (ml)	425.00 ± 257.30	383.33 ± 187.9	.47
Hydrodistension (ml)	409.16 ± 196.30	489.16 ± 149	.04
1st desire	103.50 ± 48.61	114.75 ± 37.33	.31
Strong desire	247.33 ± 99.79	245.41 ± 113.7	.91
Compliance	41.85 ± 27.06	44.18 ± 24.99	.74
Cystomanometric Capacity (ml)	318.10 ± 126.50	310.33 ± 133.5	.73
Urethral functioning (tension)	68.41 ± 25.69	75.33 ± 23.17	.47

After 20 HBO treatments, no statistically significant changes in assessed items were detected, except for hydrodistension (p < .05). WPI Widespread Pain Index, SS Symptom Severity score, PUF Pelvic Pain and Urinary Urgency Frequency, OS O’Leary Sant symptoms and problems index. Hydrodistension: derived from cystoscopy; 1st desire, voiding pain, compliance, cystomanometric capacity, and urethral functioning: derived from urodynamic testing

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