Effectiveness of a Short-Term Treatment of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy into Healing in a Posttraumatic Wound
Joint Authors
Rondanelli, Mariangela
Peroni, Gabriella
Guerriero, Fabio
Ricevuti, Giovannoi
Degli Agosti, Irene
Ginelli, Elena
Mazzacane, Bruno
Bianco, Sandra
Perna, Simone
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
A number of studies suggest that oxygen-ozone therapy may have a role in the treatment of chronic, nonhealing, or ischemic wounds for its disinfectant and antibacterial properties.
Nonhealing wounds are a significant cause of morbidity.
Here we present a case of subcutaneous oxygen-ozone therapy used to treat a nonhealing postoperative wound in a young man during a period of 5 weeks.
Case Presentation.
A 46-year-old man had a motorcycle accident and underwent amputation of the right tibia and fibula.
At the discharge he came to our attention to start rehabilitation treatment.
At that time the wound was ulcerated but it was afebrile with no signs of inflammation and negativity to blood tests.
At 2 months from the trauma despite appropriate treatment and dressing, the wound was slowly improving and the patient complained of pain.
For this reason in addition to standard dressing he underwent oxygen-ozone therapy.
After 5 weeks of treatment the wound had healed.
Conclusion.
In patients with nonhealing wounds, oxygen-ozone therapy could be helpful in speeding the healing and reducing the pain thanks to its disinfectant property and by the increase of endogenous oxygen free radicals’ scavenging properties.
Compared to standard dressing and other treatments reported in the literature it showed a shorter time of action.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Degli Agosti, Irene& Ginelli, Elena& Mazzacane, Bruno& Peroni, Gabriella& Bianco, Sandra& Guerriero, Fabio…[et al.]. 2016. Effectiveness of a Short-Term Treatment of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy into Healing in a Posttraumatic Wound. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101193
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Degli Agosti, Irene…[et al.]. Effectiveness of a Short-Term Treatment of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy into Healing in a Posttraumatic Wound. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101193
American Medical Association (AMA)
Degli Agosti, Irene& Ginelli, Elena& Mazzacane, Bruno& Peroni, Gabriella& Bianco, Sandra& Guerriero, Fabio…[et al.]. Effectiveness of a Short-Term Treatment of Oxygen-Ozone Therapy into Healing in a Posttraumatic Wound. Case Reports in Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101193
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1101193