Tissue oxygen perfusion and pressure ulcer healing.
Diabetes mellitus is known to retard wound healing. This study of 35 subjects with pressure ulcers found that carbon dioxide levels were negatively correlated to healing rates. Transcutaneous oxygen levels of peri ulcer was not statistically significantly related to healing rates.
Black
J
J
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha, NE, USA.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001785:Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D014945:Wound Healing
D010100:Oxygen