Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Treating surgical wound reopening with oxygen-ozone
By C. Repciuc et al.·2020·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Management of surgical wound dehiscence by oxygen-ozone therapy in a FIV-positive cat – a case report
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Plain-English summary
A 12-year-old male cat with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) had surgery to amputate a leg due to severe arthritis but developed serious complications with his surgical wound, including skin necrosis and dehiscence (the wound opening up). After 13 days of traditional treatments that didn't work, the vet started oxygen-ozone therapy. Remarkably, after just one session, the wound began to heal, with reduced swelling and improved attachment to the underlying tissues. Continued therapy every two days led to complete healing of the wound.
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Abstract
Patients infected with the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) are frequently victims of postoperative wound dehiscence due to low efficiency of the immune system that predisposes to delayed scaring and epithelization processes. This case report aimed to describe the successful use of medical ozone in the treatment of a dehisced wound in a feline patient that presented this type of FIV-associated complication. Here we present a case of a 12-year-old, mixedbreed, male, FIV-positive cat with purulent arthritis affecting the shoulder, elbow, and the carpal joints with subsequent periostitis and arthrogryposis affecting the right forelimb. After a thorough investigation (clinical examination, X-rays) it was decided that limb amputation would be the proper choice. The surgical wound did not tend to heal, followed by rejection of the suture material, skin necrosis, and wound dehiscence. After 13 days following the surgery with allopathic treatment and no improvement, oxygen-ozone-therapy was started. Clinically, oxygen-ozone therapy showed significant results after the first session: borders of the wound got into the contraction phase, got attached to the underlying tissues, and exudates were significantly diminished. The therapy continued every 2 days showing improved blood perfusion of the affected area and a visible advancement of the contraction phase daily with complete healing
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/1a863262b5ff6094e06d0bacc4a7e46c2237add5