Abstract

Diabetic foot ulcers often have difficulty healing due to low tissue oxygenation, which affects their regenerative capacity. Topical oxygen therapy is a novel tool for wound treatment in patients with diabetic foot because it promotes wound healing by increasing angiogenesis, fibroblast activity, and collagen synthesis. The objective: It is to describe the evolution of a dehiscent wound in a diabetic patient. Methodology: A clinical case describes the approach to treatment and the application of the continuous transdermal oxygen therapy device. Results: In five weeks we have achieved a reduction in the size of the lesion and its re- epithelialization. Conclusions: The supplemental oxygen provided with this therapy has helped us increase angiogenesis, accelerating wound perfusion, epithelialization, and wound closure.

Keywords

continuous transdermal oxygen therapy, oxygen, diabetic foot, wound healing, wound care, vascular ulcers, hypoxia, infection, diabetic foot ulcer, pain, non- healing wound, wound size