Use of HBOT and a living bilayer skin substitute for a compromised flap with chronic steroid use: a case report.

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of using hyperbaric oxygen therapy and a living bilayer skin substitute to non-operatively salvage a traumatic degloving injury in a 70-year-old female on chronic steroids.

What They Found

In this case, a 70-year-old female with a degloving injury and chronic steroid use for sarcoidosis was successfully treated. The combination of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and Apligraf led to non-operative salvage of the compromised flap.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it is a case report from outside Canada.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.