Use of oxygen therapies in wound healing

This document aims at providing practice-oriented guidance on the current use of various forms of oxygen therapies for wound treatment. The document will include an overview of treatment options available and an assessment of the best available evidence for use. In addition, this document will detail specific aspects and current discussions connected with the use of oxygen in wound healing.

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This document includes an overview of treatment options available and an assessment of the best available evidence for use. In addition, the document details specific aspects and current discussions connected with the use of oxygen in wound healing.

Finally, the document explores the main reasons behind the large differences in the use of oxygen therapies for wound healing between the U.S.A. and Europe and the potential for increasing the use of oxygen therapies in Europe.

Authors & Editors

  • Finn Gottrup (editor), MD, Professor of Surgery
  • Joachim Dissemond (Co-editor), MD, Professor
  • Carol Baines, Clinical nurse, member of Wounds Australia
  • Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH, Professor of Practice
  • Peter Østrup Jensen, Associate professor, PhD
  • Jacek Kot, MD, PhD, Associate Professor
  • Knut Kröger, Professor, Dr. Med.
  • Pasquale Longobardi, MD

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