| CAP | cold atmospheric plasma |
| CBM | China Biomedical Literature Database |
| CDO | continuous diffusion oxygen |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| DFU | diabetic foot ulcer |
| DFUs | diabetic foot ulcers |
| GRADE | Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation |
| HBOT | hyperbaric oxygen therapy |
| HODFU | Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Diabetics with Chronic Foot Ulcers |
| I2 | inconsistency statistic |
| IWGDF | International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| NHS | National Health Service |
| NMA | network meta-analysis |
| NNT | number needed to treat |
| OR | odds ratio |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PROSPERO | International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews |
| QALY | quality-adjusted life year |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| REML | restricted maximum likelihood |
| RoB 2.0 | Risk of Bias 2.0 |
| RR | risk ratio |
| SOC | standard of care |
| SUCRA | surface under the cumulative ranking curve |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor-beta |
| TOT | topical oxygen therapy |
| TWO2 | cyclical topical wound oxygen |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |