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This article categorizes diabetes as an epidemic that can responds well with the adjunctive treatment of HBOT. The authors use two clinical case studies in their literature review of how oxygen plays a part in the healing of lower extremity diabetic ulcers. They argue for the necessity of further study and research into HBOT because of its efficacy and the potential to drastically lower medical costs for diabetic patients, whose numbers continue to increase steadily. There is a very clear focus on the costs of diabetic treatments on a global scale in relation to the number of diabetic patients worldwide, as part of the authors' strategy to advocate the widespread use of HBOT. Charts and color photographs contextualized the text and make the research more concrete in the mind of the reader, especially the photographs of diabetic amputees who have not had HBOT.

Daly, M.C., & Faul, J. (2010). Hyperbaric Therapy as an adjunctive treatment for diabetic foot wounds. Wounds, 22(1), 1 -- 11.

These authors conducted the research into HBOT and diabetic foot ulcers themselves. They performed the study in Turkey. They admit to a number of independent variables among their 100 participants. Participants were 18 years of age and older, as well as had the presence of foot wounds for a minimum of four weeks. The wounds of the participants were classified using the Wagner scale. Their research concludes that HBOT statistically reduces the presence and persistence of foot wounds, as well as reduces the need for other treatments or amputation. There is also some comparison to the results the researchers gathered on human participants and to the results gathered by other researchers with animal participants.

Duzgun, MD, A.P., Satir, MD, H.Z., Ozozan, MD, O., Saylan, MD, B., Kulah, MD, B.K., and Coskun, MD, F. (2008). The Journal of Ankle & Foot Surgery, 47(6), 515 -- 519.

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The authors noticed a gap in the research on HBOT in that up until the point of the article's publishing, there was no formal evaluation of high-technology-based treatments of diabetic patients. The authors contend that there is a substantial and impressive body of work about HBOT, there is nearly no evidence of research with primary focus upon the experience of the patient receiving HBOT. Theirs is a qualitative study of the patient experience. The researchers interviewed approximately 20 participants. The research concludes that HBOT diabetic patients rate communication from and between caregivers is the area of greatest lack.
Katarina, H., Magnus, L., Per, K., and Jan, A. (2009). Diabetic persons with foot ulcers and their perceptions of hyperbaric oxygen chamber therapy. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18, 1975 -- 1985.

This is an article that provides a literature review regarding the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetes patients, who have particular vulnerability to wounds of the lower limbs. In this literature review, there is evaluation of studies, as well as evaluation of criteria for treatment overall for patients. Key sections in the article include "Initiating HBOT," "Benefits of HBOT," and "Adverse Effects of HBOT." The author concludes that based on the research in the literature review, HBOT is an effective, non-invasive treatment with low risk of harmful side effects. The treatment's cost-benefit analysis is a part of the author's recommendation for HBOT, in terms of treatment and research. The author advocates advanced nurses are well versed in this treatment.

Kotsovos, A. (2012) The Use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Wound Healing in People with Diabetes. The Journal of Diabetes Nursing, 16(6), 227 -- 232.

This is another literature review article regarding diabetes patients and HBOT. The specific focus of this article within this topic, is on foot ulcers that are a direct result of having diabetes. The research the…