title: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetic wounds.
abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen can be a useful adjuvant in the management of diabetic foot wounds when coordinated with medical-surgical management of the patient. Elevated tissue oxygen tensions improve leukocyte bacterial killing efficiency and enhance connective tissue regenerative systems for wound healing. An algorithm for the management of diabetic foot wounds is proposed in this article.
authors.affiliation: J.C. Davis Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Brakora
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Sheffield
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D010100:Oxygen / Q000502:physiology; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D010100:Oxygen