Topical oxygen therapy stimulates healing in difficult, chronic wounds: a tertiary centre experience
| Autor: | Hanna Kaufman, Paul Hayes, Eran Tamir, Lipkin Alexander, Elad Keren, Maxim Gurevich |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Chronic wound Nursing (miscellaneous) medicine.medical_treatment chemistry.chemical_element 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Administration Cutaneous Oxygen 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Oxygen therapy Skin Ulcer Humans Medicine Wound Healing business.industry Middle Aged Diabetic Foot Treatment Outcome chemistry Anesthesia Quality of Life Oxygen delivery Female Fundamentals and skills medicine.symptom Burns business Wound healing |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Wound Care. 27:426-433 |
| ISSN: | 2052-2916 0969-0700 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/jowc.2018.27.7.426 |
| Popis: | Objective: Oxygen plays a central role in wound healing. Recent technological advances have miniaturised oxygen delivery systems, with novel topical oxygen therapy allowing patients to receive oxygen therapy 24 hours a day while remaining completely mobile. Here we aim to examine the efficacy and safety of continuous topical oxygen diffusion in a ‘real-world’ setting. Methods: Topical oxygen therapy (TOT) was evaluated in patients with chronic, non-healing wounds in a tertiary referral specialist clinic. Results: The mean wound duration before TOT was 15 months. Regardless of treatment duration, in this previously non-healing group complete wound closure was observed in 32% of the total patients treated with the TOT device. However, optimal wound healing occurred when the device was used for >25 days, with an 83% wound area reduction and 47% wound closure rate seen in venous leg ulcers (VLUs) and a 74% reduction and a 57% wound closure rate in arterial foot ulcers. Conclusion: Use of TOT in chronic wounds stimulates a healing state. In our study, almost half of the previously non-healing wounds closed. |
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