Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge and effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in patients with peripheral vascular disease, in addition to elucidating the side and physiological effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in these patients. Methods: This is a systematic integrative review with bibliographic research through the following databases: US National Library of Medicine National Institute of Health (PubMed), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO) and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS). The descriptors used were “Peripheral Arterial Disease AND Hyperbaric Oxygenation”, “Hyperbaric Oxygenation AND Wound” and “Complex wounds AND hyperbaric oxygen therapy”, respectively. Results: 15 articles were included in this review, 10 published in English, 4 in Portuguese and 1 in Spanish. The articles addressed the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunct therapy to injuries caused by peripheral arterial disease and other complex wounds. Conclusion: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has good efficacy in the adjuvant treatment of complex wounds, including injuries due to peripheral arterial disease, ulcers in diabetic feet, in addition to acute trauma-related wounds.