EFICIÊNCIA DA OXIGENOTERAPIA HIPERBÁRICA NO TRATAMENTO DE ÚLCERA VENOSA: ESTUDO DE CASO

Abstract

Non-infectious chronic diseases have been a major public health problem as they arem affecting a large part of the population worldwide. Some of these diseases can cause hard to heal wounds, so-called chronic lower limb wounds. The major cause of this wound is chronic venous insufficiency, where there is valve insufficiency. This is a case study in which the patient with lower limb venous ulcer for more than twenty years was referred by the family strategy team to undergo hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO), where the hyperbaric nurse performed the dressing changes, evaluating and using appropriate drugs and coatings at each change. At ohb, the sessions are done in a pressurized environment, equivalent to 2.5 atmospheres, inhaling 100% oxygen, lasting 90 minutes on average. The result was complete wound healing within eight months of starting hbot. It was concluded that hbot was of great relevance in the healing of chronic venous injury in the lower limb.