META-ANALYSIS / SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
OUTCOME: MIXED
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic wounds (Cochrane systematic review)
Kranke P, Bennett MH, Martyn-St James M, et al.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015
What it found
Pooling 12 trials, the review found HBOT improved the chance of diabetic foot ulcers healing in the short term (around 6 weeks), though longer-term and amputation benefits were less certain and trial quality varied.
Our note on quality
Gold-standard systematic review; flags heterogeneity and modest trial quality.
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