Case Study: Non-healing venous leg ulcer (VLU)
Author: Windy Cole, DPM
This case study details the treatment of an 85-year-old male with a 64-week non-healing venous leg ulcer. Despite 15 months of standard management—including compression therapy and advanced wound dressings (iodine, silver, alginates, collagen, foam, Santyl, and Medihoney)—the wound failed to progress.
On presentation, the ulcer measured 9.2 cm × 2.8 cm × 0.2 cm with 80% slough coverage. The patient was started on NATROX® O2 Continuous Topical Oxygen Therapy alongside compression. Within 3 weeks, the wound bed was clear of slough and showing granulation tissue. By week 11, the ulcer was completely healed.
This outcome highlights NATROX® O2 as a powerful adjunct to compression therapy for venous ulcers, delivering oxygen directly to the wound bed to accelerate healing and improve patient quality of life.
