The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and LED therapy in diabetic foot

Cristiane Ribeiro S. Marques; Airton Abrahao Martin; Carlos J. Lima; Luis Augusto L. Conrado; Fabricio L. Silveira; Marcos Vinicius Carvalho

doi:10.1117/12.528233

13 July 2004 The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and LED therapy in diabetic foot

Cristiane Ribeiro S. Marques, Airton Abrahao Martin, Carlos J. Lima, Luis Augusto L. Conrado, Fabricio L. Silveira, Marcos Vinicius Carvalho

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Proceedings Volume 5312, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems XIV; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.528233
Event: Biomedical Optics 2004, 2004, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Chronic foot ulcers are common ailments presented in diabetes, which offer severe complications and are often unresponsive to therapy. In this work it was evaluated the effects of adjunctive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO) treatment and LEDtherapy irradiation on ulcer healing (HBO) in addition to conventional treatment. In ulcers of diabetic foot these treatments lead to a reduction in the probability of amputation up to almost four times compared with patients not receiving such co-adjutant treatment. The LEDtherapy irradiation was given concurrently using an energy density of 4J/cm² for 5 min. During the experiment nine patients with diabetic foot ulcers were submitted for HBO sessions with 2,5 ATM for two hours. The experiment demonstrated the effectiveness of HBO + LEDtherapy treatment by favoring the ulcer healing through an increased fibroblastic response, collagen synthesis and neo-vascularization of the ischaemia, as well as increases in the leukocytic bactericidal activity.

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Cristiane Ribeiro S. Marques, Airton Abrahao Martin, Carlos J. Lima, Luis Augusto L. Conrado, Fabricio L. Silveira, and Marcos Vinicius Carvalho "The use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and LED therapy in diabetic foot", Proc. SPIE 5312, Lasers in Surgery: Advanced Characterization, Therapeutics, and Systems XIV, (13 July 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.528233

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