Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2020
Abstract
To evaluate continuous diffusion of oxygen therapy (CDO) on cytokines, perfusion, and bacterial load in diabetic foot ulcers we evaluated 23 patients for 3 weeks. Tissues biopsies were obtained at each visit to evaluate cytokines and quantitative bacterial cultures. Perfusion was measured with hyperspectral imaging and transcutaneous oxygen. We used paired T tests to compare continuous variables and independent T tests to compare healers and nonhealers. There was an increase from baseline to week 1 in TGF-β (P = .008), TNF-α (P = .014), VEGF (P = .008), PDGF (P = .087), and IGF-1 (P = .058); baseline to week 2 in TGF-β (P = .010), VEGF (P = .051), and IL-6 (P = .031); and baseline to week 3 with TGF-β (P = .055) and IL-6 (P = .054). There was a significant increase in transcutaneous oxygen after 1 week of treatment on both medial and lateral foot (P = .086 and .025). Fifty-three percent of the patients had at least a 50% wound area reduction (healers). At baseline, there were no differences in cytokines between healers and nonhealers. However, there was an increase in CXCL8 after 1 week of treatment (P = .080) and IL-6 after 3 weeks of treatment in nonhealers (P = .099). There were no differences in quantitative cultures in healers and nonhealers.
Recommended Citation
Lavery, L. A., Killeen, A. L., Farrar, D., Akgul, Y., Crisologo, P. A., Malone, M., & Davis, K. E. (2020). The effect of continuous diffusion of oxygen treatment on cytokines, perfusion, bacterial load, and healing in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. International Wound Journal, 17(6), 1986-1995. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13490
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Publication Title
International Wound Journal
Academic Level
faculty
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13490
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