Keywords
Diabetic Foot
Combined Therapy
Diabetes Mellitus
Focal Infection
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Abstract
The aim of this paper was to present the use of ozone therapy as an adjuvant treatment in cases of diabetic foot ulcers and to compare traditional treatment and traditional treatment associated with ozone therapy. This is an integrative review in which searches were carried out in the PubMed, VHL, ScienceDirect and SciELO databases, without date or language restrictions. The results demonstrate that ozone, as a complementary measure to conventional treatment, has shown promise in the treatment of diabetic foot and ulcers, as it helps with healing, circulation, the immune system and has no adverse effects. Diabetes Mellitus, if left untreated, can lead to complications, such as diabetic foot - a syndrome that causes neuropathy, ischemia and infections that lead to the development of diabetic foot ulcers. Conventional treatment for diabetic foot ulcers consists of the use of antibiotics, debridement of the lesions and, in some cases, amputation of the limbs; therefore, ozone therapy has been used to complement the treatment. The results obtained showed that the use of ozone is promising in patients with diabetic foot ulcers.
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