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Author Year
Country
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Research Design
Total Sample Size
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Methods
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Outcome
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Banks & Ho 2008
USA
D&B=15
Case series
N=3
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Population: Mean age=61; Gender: males; Level of injury: C7, T12, T10; Severity of injury: AIS A
Treatment: SCI patients with stage IV pressure ulcers in their pelvic region were treated with EpiFLO device (extracts oxygen from air, concentrates to near 100% and delivers oxygen via cannula to saturate wound) daily during rehabilitation.
Outcome Measures: Wounds linear measure and volume
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- First patient linearly had 49% improvement 9 weeks post treatment; pretreatment the patient's wound measured 20.5cm lineraly and volume was 252cm3, while 9 weeks later, the linear measure reduced to 10.2cm linearly with a volume of 24 cm3.
- The second patient's wound reduced from 10.5 cm linearly to 5.5cm after 5 weeks treatment and volume decreased from 30cm3 to 4 cm3, Linearly this was a 48% improvement from baseline.
- The last patient's wound decreased by 31% from baseline after 5 weeks treatment.
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Note: AIS=ASIA Impairment Scale
