Systemic hyperbaric oxygen therapy: lower-extremity wound healing and the diabetic foot
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Diabetic Lower Extremity Ulcers and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
The conditions for which HBO is used are varied. However, diabetic lower extremity ulcers are one of those with a substantial number of research trials supporting its administration. It now forms part of the care package in many diabetic care facilities throughout the world for patients with diabetic lower extremity ulcers that are not responding to conventional treatment. The following pages w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0149-5992,1935-5548
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.23.10.1551