Research Article
Renal Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study
Table 1
Characteristics of the patients.
| Numerical data | | Mean | SD | Range | Age | 65 years | +/− 11 years | 40–90 years | Number of HBOT | 28 treatments | +/− 14 treatments | 10–60 treatments | Days of HBOT | 47 days | +/− 30 days | 4–157 days |
| Categorical data | Gender | 9 female | 23 male | | On ACEI/ARB | Yes in 16 patients | No in 16 patients | | Type of diabetes | 31 patients type 2DM | 1 patient type 1 DM | | ATA | 25 patients 2.4 ATA | 7 patients 2.0 ATA | | Treatment time | 90 min in 31 patients | 60 min in 1patient | |
| Indications for HBOT | 19 patients (60%) | Wound healing | | 4 patients (13%) | Radiation necrosis | | 3 patients (9%) | Radiation cystitis | | 3 patients (9%) | Compromised flap | | 1 patient (3%) | Crohn’s disease | | 1 patient (3%) | Vasculitis | | 1 patient (3%) | Severe anemia | |
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