Letter to the editor in Vol. 11 of Ozone Therapy Global Journal
The controversy generated by the compassionate use of ozone therapy in COVID-19 patients
opens the debate about who is entitled to decide what is a pseudo therapy and based on what
criteria.
During the summer of 2021, a strong controversy was generated
[in Spain] regarding the
possibility of using an experimental treatment with ozone as a last resort in COVID-19 patients.
In August 13th, a court in the Valencian Community forced the [public] Hospital de La Plana [VilaReal, Castellón] to allow the entry of doctors who are experts in ozone therapy to treat a critical
patient. This fact initiated a series of reactions and statements by various professional groups
and associations, who were against of a hypothetical judicial interference in medical matters. For
this they argue that ozone therapy does not have “scientific evidence” and that it is a “pseudotherapy”, despite not being part of the list of pseudo-therapies of the Ministry of Health, and
despite the fact that the patient recovered after treatment. Faced with this situation, the
undersigned have taken the time to review the scientific literature on ozone therapy, which is
what allows us to determine its degree of “scientific evidence” or its possible consideration as
“pseudo-therapy”.
possibility of using an experimental treatment with ozone as a last resort in COVID-19 patients.
In August 13th, a court in the Valencian Community forced the [public] Hospital de La Plana [VilaReal, Castellón] to allow the entry of doctors who are experts in ozone therapy to treat a critical
patient. This fact initiated a series of reactions and statements by various professional groups
and associations, who were against of a hypothetical judicial interference in medical matters. For
this they argue that ozone therapy does not have “scientific evidence” and that it is a “pseudotherapy”, despite not being part of the list of pseudo-therapies of the Ministry of Health, and
despite the fact that the patient recovered after treatment. Faced with this situation, the
undersigned have taken the time to review the scientific literature on ozone therapy, which is
what allows us to determine its degree of “scientific evidence” or its possible consideration as
“pseudo-therapy”.
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