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  • Title: Treatment of diabetic foot infection with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
    Author: Chen CE, Ko JY, Fong CY, Juhn RJ.
    Journal: Foot Ankle Surg; 2010 Jun; 16(2):91-5. PubMed ID: 20483142.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: This study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in the treatment of the infected diabetic foot. METHODS: Forty-two patients with 44 infected diabetic feet receiving HBOT were divided into two groups. One group of 21 patients with 21 feet received <10 sessions of HBOT. The other 21 patients with 23 feet received >10 sessions of HBOT. RESULTS: In patients who received <10 sessions of HBOT, seven patients achieved satisfactory wound healing. Feet were preserved in 33.3%. In patients with >10 sessions of HBOT, 16 patients with 18 feet achieved good wound healing. Of these patients, 78.3% preserved their feet. This group of patients received an average of 22.8 HBOT treatments. CONCLUSIONS: Adjunctive HBOT has a positive effect on wound healing in diabetic foot with infection. The effect of HBOT seems dose dependent because the amputation rate is decreased in patients who receive adequate HBOT.
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