Overview of available data to assess the benefits of HBOT to DFU patients
10 year retrospective registry to measure outcomes regarding major amputations, mortality, hospital admissions in patients with a diabetic foot ulcer with peripheral ischaemia. Two groups will be compared: complementary HBOT and a control group.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
600
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
RECRUITINGMajor amputation rate
Major (above the ankle) amputation rate
Time frame: 1 year
Mortality
Mortality
Time frame: 1 year
Amputation-free survival rate
Amputation-free survival rate: percentage of patients who are alive with their leg.
Time frame: 1 year
Complete wound healing
Complete wound healing
Time frame: 1 year
Pain score
Pain score (10-point Visual Analogue Scale; 0= no pain, 10 is intolerable pain)
Time frame: 1 year
Additional vascular interventions
Additional vascular interventions
Time frame: 1 year
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