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- Title
Efeito da ozonioterapia na cicatrização de feridas.
- Authors
Fuhr Marchesini, Bruna; Bazi Ribeiro, Silene
- Abstract
Introduction: In recent years, the prevalence of chronic wounds has increased due to an increase in life expectancy, chronic diseases and comorbidities. The physiotherapist plays an important role in the healing process of these wounds, through resources capable of accelerating tissue repair, like ozone therapy. Ozone acts as a therapeutic agent, providing benefits to the tissue restoration, besides the antimicrobial, bactericidal and fungicidal effect. Objective: To verify the effect of ozonotherapy in the healing of a chronic wound in a patient with diabetes mellitus. Methods: The participant was submitted to an evaluation and the collection of microbiological material before and after treatment with ozone. Fifteen sessions of ozonotherapy were performed, which occurred three times a week with a duration of 10 minutes. Results: In the present study the multiresistant bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa was detected, and a 99% reduction of colony units was obtained with a reduction of 45.5 cm² of the tissue lesion. Conclusion: The healing process was quantified by the total area of the treated lesion and, in this aspect, ozonotherapy showed a positive result, leading to reduction of the wound. However, the sample number was insufficient to obtain a statistically significant result.
- Subjects
OZONE therapy; PHYSICAL therapy; WOUND healing; TREATMENT effectiveness; CHRONIC wounds &; injuries
- Publication
Fisioterapia Brasil, 2020, Vol 21, Issue 3, p281
- ISSN
1518-9740
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33233/fb.v21i3.2931