Lee Y, Heo JW, Moon JS, Kim SW, Kim J, et al.
Archives of plastic surgery. Date of publication 2020 Sep 1;volume 47(5):444-450.
1. Arch Plast Surg. 2020 Sep;47(5):444-450. doi: 10.5999/aps.2020.00381. Epub 2020
Sep 15.
Effects of hyperbaric oxygen on graft survival outcomes in composite grafting for
amputated fingertip injury.
Lee Y(1), Heo JW(2), Moon JS(3), Kim SW(2), Kim J(2).
Author information:
(1)Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine,
Wonju, Korea.
(2)Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yonsei University Wonju
College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
(3)Department of Biostatistics, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine,
Wonju, Korea.
BACKGROUND: Fingertip injuries are the most common type of traumatic injury
treated at emergency departments and require prompt and adequate interventions
for favorable wound survival outcomes. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy is well
known for its many positive effects on wound healing. We hypothesized that
treatment with HBO2 would improve the graft survival outcomes of amputated
fingertip injuries treated with composite grafts.
METHODS: This retrospective observational study included fingertip amputations
that were treated between January 2013 and December 2017. A conventional group
and an HBO2 therapy group were statistically compared to evaluate the effect of
HBO2 treatment. Graft survival was categorized as either success or failure.
RESULTS: Among 55 cases (digits), 34 digits were conventionally treated, while 21
digits were treated with HBO2. No statistically significant differences were
observed between the groups with regard to general characteristics. Among
patients with guillotine-type injuries, the composite graft success rate was
statistically significantly higher in the group that received HBO2 therapy than
in the conventional group (P=0.0337). Overall, the HBO2 group also demonstrated a
statistically significantly shorter healing time than the conventional group
(P=0.0075). As such, HBO2 treatment facilitates composite graft survival in cases
of fingertip injury.
CONCLUSIONS: HBO2 treatment was associated with an increased composite graft
survival rate in guillotine-type fingertip injuries and reduced the time required
for grafts to heal.
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2020.00381
PMID: 32971596
