Table 2.
Selected peripheral blood counts of patients with difficult-to-heal wounds treated with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO).
| Determined parameter | Before procedure | After 25th HBO | Normal range procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| HGB (g/dl) | 13.94 ± 1.99 | 13.65 ± 1.99 | 11.0–17.0 |
| HCT (%) | 38.24 ± 5.06 | 40.48 ± 12.21 | 35.0–55.0 |
| RBC (106/μl) | 4.24 ± 0.46 | 4.09 ± 0.53 | 4.0–6.20 |
| PLT (103/μl) | 368.26 ± 136.51 | 299.33 ± 130.57∗ | 150–400 |
| WBC (103/μl) | 8.21 ± 3.09 | 7.05 ± 1.89 | 4.0–12.0 |
| LYM (%) | 27.88 ± 8.37 | 32.5 ± 7.76∗ | 25.0–50.0 |
| MON (%) | 7.06 ± 1.7 | 8.22 ± 1.8∗ | 2.0–10.0 |
| GRA (%) | 62.29 ± 9.43 | 54.91 ± 6.99∗∗ | 50.0–80.0 |
| EOS (%) | 2.88 ± 1.72 | 3.38 ± 2.25 | 0.0–5.0 |
| BAS (%) | 0.44 ± 0.21 | 0.45 ± 0.17 | 0.0–2.0 |
| LYM (103/μl) | 2.1 ± 0.55 | 2.28 ± 0.37 | 1.0–5.0 |
| MON (103/μl) | 0.56 ± 0.21 | 0.6 ± 0.18 | 0.1–1.0 |
| GRA (103/μl) | 5.16 ± 2.61 | 4.08 ± 1.27∗ | 2.0–8.0 |
| EOS (103/μl) | 0.22 ± 0.16 | 0.26 ± 0.19 | 0.0–0.40 |
| BAS (103/μl) | 0.0095 ± 0.03 | 0.0048 ± 0.2 | 0.0–0.2 |
| MCHC (g/dl) | 35.12 ± 2.96 | 33.77 ± 6.9 | 31.0–35.50 |
| MCH (pg) | 32.99 ± 4.52 | 33.46 ± 2.84 | 26.0–34.0 |
| MCV (fl) | 92.64 ± 7.96 | 90.75 ± 15.08 | 80.0–100.0 |
| RDW (%) | 15.33 ± 1.36 | 15.31 ± 1.21 | 10.0–16.0 |
| MPV (fl) | 8.38 ± 0.92 | 8.7 ± 1.03 | 7.0–10.5 |
| PCT (%) | 0.31 ± 0.1 | 0.27 ± 0.1 | 0.20–0.50 |
| PDW (%) | 13.59 ± 1.09 | 13.91 ± 1.23 | 10.0–18.0 |
HGB: haemoglobin; HCT: haematocrit; RBC: erythrocytes; PLT: platelets; WBC: leukocytes; LYM: lymphocytes; MON: monocytes; GRA: granulocytes; EOS: eosinophils; BAS: basophils; MCHC: mean haemoglobin concentration in red blood cells; MCH: mean haemoglobin mass in red blood cells; MCV: mean red blood cell volume; RDW: red blood cell distribution width; MPV: mean platelet volume; PCT: plateletcrit; PDW: platelet distribution width. Values are expressed as means ± standard deviations of the means. ∗Statistically significant difference compared with parameters measured before the HBO therapy (∗P ≤ 0.05; ∗∗P ≤ 0.01).