hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Running head : HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

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Abstract

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has for long been referred to as one of the best means of treating wounds and other related diseases . However , there are also practical notions , which lack empirical evidence in terms of use or possible side effects of applying HBOT . The talk here is about the problems of diabetic foot and its HBO treatment . The is aimed at analyzing the research article on the (Wunderlich et al 2000 , with

its possible application to the current nursing practice

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Introduction

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has for long been used in nursing practice It is widely admitted , that its applications are extremely useful in treating difficult wounds and related traumas . However , recent research has revealed the lack of empirical evidence as for the real advantages and possible side effects of using HBOT . Moreover , there is serious lack of information on how diabetic foot should be treated with the help of HBOT . The article written by Wunderlich , Peters , and Lavery (2000 ) sheds the light onto the discussed problem

Systemic Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

In their article , Wunderlich et al (2000 ) aimed at clarifying the basic issues in applying HBOT to treating diabetic foot . Their major concern was in the lack of empirical research in this area . They were very correct in stating that "although the clinical history of hyperbaric medicine dates back to the 17th century , reports of the beneficial effects of increased oxygen pressure on wound healing and infection did not appear in the medical literature until 1960s (Wunderlich et al , 2000 . The authors of the article have chosen a very correct approach in trying to find any relevant information on how HBOT worked in treating diabetic foot . They faced some difficulties in trying to find the required information . In their search they used medical search databases . The need of search was primarily caused by an opinion that "many clinicians routinely incorporate HBO sessions into their treatment protocols without full knowledge of the evidence-based data that support this therapy (Wunderlich et al , 2000

The results of their research were rather surprising , and their implications are useful for the further research in the current nursing practice . Wunderlich et al (2000 ) found a to the of HBO application in general . Those articles included the human research , the research on animals , and case reports . It is interesting to note that only 21 out of the 76 articles found were directly connected with studying human objects and the impact of HBO sessions on them (Wunderlich et al , 2000 . Thus , the question appears how have we come to using HBO in treating diabetic foot , without really knowing its effects

The researchers paid special attention to how diabetic foot could be treated with the help of NBO sessions "Our literature search revealed only two reports of randomized controlled clinical trials that evaluated HBO therapy in the diabetic foot (Wunderlich et al , 2000 . Evidently this small amount...