What Researchers Did
Researchers studied three trauma patients with compartment syndrome who underwent fasciotomies and were treated with simultaneous vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to facilitate wound closure.
What They Found
They found that fasciotomy wounds in these three patients closed within 3 to 18 days. The simultaneous application of VAC and HBOT synergistically reduced oedema, allowing for earlier closure of the fasciotomy wounds with adjacent skin.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was not conducted in Canada or by Canadian researchers.
Study Limitations
A major limitation of this study is its very small sample size of only three patients, which limits the generalizability of the findings.