Hyperbaric oxygen therapy of diabetic foot ulcers: a pilot study.

Diabetic foot ulcers are among the most common and serious complications of diabetes mellitus with severe medical and social consequences.

• The study characterizes diabetic foot ulcers as having complex etiology and pathogenesis
• Treatment is described as needing to be 'complex and individualized'
• The condition leads to 'severe medical and social consequences for individuals and society'

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) was applied as a complementary method in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.

• HBOT involves application of oxygen by inhalation under high pressure, above atmospheric pressure
• The therapy is described as 'one of the established complementary methods in therapy'
• The study is characterized as a pilot study, suggesting preliminary or exploratory findings