Abstract: To evaluate whether hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment has a favorable effect on implant osseointegration in diabetic rabbits. An experimental diabetes model was induced in 32 New Zealand rabbits through IV injection of alloxan. After the state of diabetes...
Abstract: Jira, El Omri, Sekkach, Mekouar, Amezyane (2018). [Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot: experience in the management of 80 cases at a department of internal medicine]. The Pan African medical journal,...
Abstract: Vascular assessment of the lower extremity is a critical step in any patient presenting with lower extremity chronic wounds to predict the likelihood of healing and risk of amputation. This concept is vital in patients with diabetes due to their complex...
Abstract: Background/aim: Intralesional recombinant epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a new treatment approach for diabetic foot ulcer, approved in 2006. EGF therapy is given as an adjunct to the standard treatment regimen of antibiotics, surgery, and hyperbaric...
Abstract: This study reports on the case of an elderly patient, with diabetes, and a bullous wound on the left big toe that led to an amputation of the first and second left toes. The amputation was because of deep injury as it was not able to heal with a conventional...
Abstract: Mutluoglu, Ercengiz, Yazici Mutlu, Memis (2017). The sausage toe as a sign of diabetic foot osteomyelitis. International wound journal, 2017 Dec;():. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29266830
Abstract: Interventions that can heal or reduce diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) size may reduce the incidence of infection and amputation, and reduce associated social and economic costs. Many chronic wounds exhibit a degree of hypoxia and this leads to a reduction in...
Abstract: Huang, Shah, Pestell, Kot, Mathieu, Smart, Longobardi, Sahni, (). An open letter to the American Diabetes Association board of directors: Special commentary. Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc,...
Abstract: Healthcare systems are being challenged to manage increasing numbers of nonhealing wounds. Wound dressings are one of the first lines of defense in wound management, and numerous options exist. The oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC)/collagen dressing may...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of standard wound care with adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to standard wound care alone on wound healing, markers of inflammation, glycemic control, amputation rate, survival rate of tissue,...
