Open AccessMeasurement of peripheral arterial tonometry in patients with diabetic foot ulcers during courses of hyperbaric oxygen treatment
Author(s) -
Morten Hedetoft,
Niels Vidiendal Olsen,
Isabel G Smidt-Nielsen,
Anna Mygind Wahl,
Anita Bergström,
Anders Juul,
Ole Hyldegaard
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diving and hyperbaric medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.389
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2209-1491
pISSN - 1833-3516
DOI - 10.28920/dhm50.1.17-23
Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral , hyperbaric oxygen , diabetic foot , hyperbaric oxygenation , arterial disease , foot (prosody) , anesthesia , cardiology , diabetes mellitus , vascular disease , endocrinology , linguistics , philosophy
Treatment of diabetic foot ulcers is complex and often protracted. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) improves wound healing in diabetic ulcers and serves as an important adjunct to regular diabetic wound care. Endothelial dysfunction plays a central role in diabetes-related vascular complications and may be evaluated by a non-invasive technique called peripheral arterial tonometry which measures a reactive hyperaemia index (RHI). We hypothesized that endothelial function measured by peripheral arterial tonometry is impaired in diabetic foot ulcer patients and that HBOT might improve endothelial function.