Effectiveness of topical oxygen therapy in wound healing for patients with diabetic foot ulcer
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Article Category: Original Article
Publicado en línea: 20 mar 2023
Páginas: 85 - 93
Recibido: 21 jul 2022
Aceptado: 02 sept 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0010
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© 2023 Marvin Queg et al., published by Sciendo
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Figure 1.
Comparison of wound grades of patients before and after the implementation of usual care in the control group.
| Day | Mean | SD | Friedman’s (Chi square) | Verbal interpretation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 | Not significant | ||||
| Day 0 | 2.40 | 0.563 | |||
| Day 7 | 2.43 | 0.626 | |||
| Day 14 | 2.67 | 0.802 |
Comparison of wound grades of patients in the control and experimental groups per day of evaluation.
| Day and participants | Mean | SD | Interpretation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not significant | ||||
| Control | 2.40 | 0.563 | ||
| Experimental | 2.33 | 0.661 | ||
| Significant | ||||
| Control | 2.43 | 0.626 | ||
| Experimental | 1.93 | 0.828 | ||
| Significant | ||||
| Control | 2.67 | 0.802 | ||
| Experimental | 1.47 | 0.937 |
Comparison of wound grade of patients before and after the implementation of usual care and topical oxygen therapy in the experimental group.
| Day | Mean | SD | Friedman’s test (Chi-square) | Verbal interpretation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.083 | Significant | ||||
| Day 0 | 2.33 | 0.661 | |||
| Day 7 | 1.93 | 0.828 | |||
| Day 14 | 1.47 | 0.937 |
Status of patients’ wounds in the control and experimental groups.
| Wagner wound classification | Control group | Experimental group | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 | Day 7 | Day 14 | Day 0 | Day 7 | Day 14 | |||||||
| % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||
| Grade 0 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Grade 1 | 3 | 10.0 | 11 | 36.7 | 7 | 23.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 46.7 | 10 | 33.3 | 14 | 46.7 | 16 | 53.3 | 16 | 53.3 | 10 | 33.3 |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 43.3 | 9 | 30.0 | 3 | 10.0 | 13 | 43.3 | 12 | 40.0 | 14 | 46.7 |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 3.3 | 4 | 13.3 | ||||||||
Patient’s wound grade before and after the implementation of usual wound care and topical oxygen therapy for both control and experimental groups.
| Day | Mean | SD | Wagner score in numerical value | Verbal interpretation of Wagner classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | ||||
| Day 0 | 2.40 | 0.563 | 2 | Deep ulceration |
| Day 7 | 2.43 | 0.626 | 2 | Deep ulceration |
| Day 14 | 2.67 | 0.802 | 3 | Deep ulceration with abscess/osteomyelitis |
| Experimental group | ||||
| Day 0 | 2.33 | 0.661 | 2 | Deep ulceration |
| Day 7 | 1.93 | 0.828 | 2 | Deep ulceration |
| Day 14 | 1.47 | 0.937 | 1 | Superficial lesion |