Abstract:
The role of oxygen in wound healing is universally accepted and does not require any further evidence; however the controversy as to whether oxygen delivery systems have the potential to improve wound healing remains to be concluded. Topical oxygen treatment (TOT) involves the delivery of 100% oxygen for a mean of 90 min, once a day at an atmospheric pressure slightly above 1 atm abs. The use of TOT gained increasing interest recently. The current manuscript will summarize the pros and cons of TOT in the view of the available literature.
Mutluoglu, Cakkalkurt, Uzun, Aktas, , , , , (2013). Topical Oxygen for Chronic Wounds: A PRO/CON Debate. The journal of the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists, 2013 Dec;5(3):61-5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26199891