Abstract
Chronic leg ulcers are a major cause of mortality and morbidity. The efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen treatment is being evaluated in the management of nonhealing leg ulcers to improve skin graft survival. Twenty-seven patients with 36 chronic leg ulcers were examined. Each wound received 12 preoperative hyperbaric oxygen treatments, split-thickness skin grafting, followed by 12 postoperative hyperbaric oxygen treatments. Wound transcutaneous oxygen tension measurements (TCOM) were taken. The graft take was evaluated. At 18 months follow-up, 18 skin grafts (50%) showed complete take, 15 (41.7%) demonstrated partial take, and 3 (8.3%) failed. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is an effective adjunct in the management of chronic leg ulcers, and its use resulted in increased graft take and survival.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 321-323 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Investigative Surgery |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2005 |
Keywords
- Hyperbaric oxygen treatment
- Nonhealing leg ulcers
- Skin graft