Abstract
Hyperbaric oxygen at 2 atmospheres pressure was administered to nineteen cases of chronic varicose leg ulceration. Treatment was given for 2 hr on 5 days of each week. Bacterial infection of the ulcers was suppressed, and drying of the lesions occurred within hours of commencing treatment. Epithelialization of healthy granulation tissue was a constant feature. Simple venous ulcers consistently responded better than those cases where arterial insufficiency was present. No adverse reactions were observed. Seventeen of the nineteen patients had their ulcers healed after a mean exposure to OHP of 60·7 hr.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Fischer B. H. Topical hyperbaric oxygen treatment of pressure sores and skin ulcers. Lancet. 1969 Aug 23;2(7617):405–409. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(69)90113-5. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- SMITH G., STEVENS J., GRIFFITHS J. C., LEDINGHAM I. M. Near-avulsion of foot treated by replacement and subsequent prolonged exposure of patient to oxygen at two atmospheres pressure. Lancet. 1961 Nov 18;2(7212):1122–1123. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(61)91031-5. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]