RT Book, Section A1 Niezgoda, Jeffrey A. A1 Kindwall, Eric P. A2 McCulloch, Joseph M. A2 Kloth, Luther C. SR Print(0) ID 1184834631 T1 Oxygen Therapy—Management of the Hypoxic Wound T2 Wound Healing Evidence-Based Management, 4e YR 2010 FD 2010 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780803619043 LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184834631 RD 2024/03/28 AB A chronic wound is defined as a wound that has failed to progress through the stages of healing in an orderly fashion to produce anatomic tissue integrity and restored functional capability.1 Many factors are recognized as contributing to wound chronicity, but impaired tissue perfusion that results in poor tissue oxygenation and tissue hypoxia is often at the top of the list. This chapter will discuss the importance of oxygen in wound healing and the role of adjunctive technologies such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in the management of the hypoxic wound.