Topical Oxygen Therapy in Hard to Heal Wound – A Serial Case Study

Topical Oxygen Therapy in Hard to Heal Wound - A Serial Case Study
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Aim:

  • This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of topical oxygen therapy in managing hard to heal chronic wounds.
  • Chronic wounds are often resistant to conventional treatments, posing a significant challenge due to their prolonged healing times and risk of complications.
  • This study seeks to assess how topical oxygen therapy can enhance wound healing.

Results:

All patients showed improvement in the wound progress within two week of initiating topical oxygen therapy with 10-20% improvement in previously non progressive wounds.

  • 4 patients attained full closure.
  • At the time of publication, Case 8 was approaching closure.
  • Patient 2 unfortunately passed away due to sepsis from another wound.
  • Patients 6 and 7 stopped therapy due to financial constraint.

Patients who were afraid to ambulate felt more comfortable with the therapy and improved blood circulation. As a result, patients were more receptive to counselling and managing other factors such as non-communicable disease, nutrition, and physiotherapy.