Effect of Adjuvant Hyperbaric Oxygen Versus Routine Wound Care on Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing: A comparative Study | ||
| Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 2, Volume 35, Issue 4, November 2024 PDF (697.73 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tsnj.2024.391526 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amel Saeid Mahmoud1; Heba Ahmed Mohammed2 | ||
| 1Assistant prof. of Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University 2 Assistant prof. of Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, College of Nursing, | ||
| 2Assistant prof. of Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: A diabetic foot ulcer is a challenging complication of diabetes that has become a global health problem. The treatment process is troublesome for the patient and healthcare team, especially in advanced cases. Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy (HBOT) in combination with standard methods of diabetic foot ulcers management appears to be more effective than standard methods alone. Aim: To compare the effect of adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen therapy versus routine wound on diabetic foot ulcer healing. Subjects and Method: Design: A prospective non- experimental comparative study. Setting: at the medical, surgical and vascular surgery departments, outpatient clinics and hyperbaric oxygen therapy unit at Nasser Institute for Research and Treatment Cairo-Egypt. Subjects: sixty adult male and female patients with diabetic foot ulcer divided into two groups 30 patients in each of (the HBOT with standard wound management and standard wound management alone group) who met the inclusion criteria. Tools: I: Patient’s assessment data include: demographic and clinical background information form, II: Wagner classification system, III: Numeric Pain scale and IV: MUNGS tool. Results: There was statistically significant difference between the two groups regarding Wagner score at the end of two and three months (T= 2.193, P=0.032) (T= 2.163, P=0.035) respectively. There was significant difference regarding pain severity at the end of three months (T= 2.538, P=0.014). There was statistically significant difference between the two groups regarding MUNGS score at the end of three months follow-up (T= 2.298, P=0.025). Conclusion: HBOT in combination with standard methods of diabetic foot ulcers management appears to be more effective than standard methods alone | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Diabetic foot ulcer; Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; Standard diabetic foot ulcer care | ||
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