Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Difficult Wounds

2019 Evidence Update: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Difficult Wound Healing in Newfoundland & Labrador – Evidence in Context

Project Status:Complete

Knowledge User(s)

Newfoundland and Labrador Health System

Project Trainee(s)

Wendy Lasisi

Funding Source(s)

  • Newfoundland and Labrador Health System

Project Objectives

To determine what the scientific literature says about the clinical and economic effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for difficult wound healing (i.e., diabetic and non-diabetic pressure ulcers, delayed radiation-induced injury, thermal burns, skin grafts, and post-organ transplantation revascularization) considering the expected patient populations and given the social, geographic, economic and political contexts of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Research Approach

Systematic Review Update

Project Lead(s)

Stephen Bornstein

Position: Memorial University

Stephen Bornstein

Memorial University

Project Outputs

Report