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Wound Management

What is wound management?

While time heals most wounds, some wounds resist healing. If you have a wound that hasn’t healed within two weeks, you need the help of our medical team at the center for wound management. We bring together a team of professionals, including a Medical Director Board-certified in Hyperbaric Medicine, physicians, nurses, and hyperbaric staff, who are specialized in offering you individualized wound management, treatment regimens, comprehensive therapies, and the latest procedures and equipment to assist in healing problem wounds.

 

Our Wound Management Services Include:

  • Topical wound therapy
  • Debridement
  • Compression therapy
  • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
  • Physical therapy
  • Laboratory and radiological evaluation
  • Pain management
  • Edema management
  • Nutritional and antibiotic management
  • Patient and caregiver counseling and education
  • Special needs for pressure relief, including beds, seat cushions, and footwear

 

Dealing with Problem Wounds

At any given time, almost 5 million Americans suffer from chronic, non-healing wounds resulting from:

  • Diabetes
  • Arterial or venous insufficiency
  • Collagen disorders
  • Pressure ulcers
  • Radiation tissue damage
  • Infection
  • Trauma

At the Center For Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine, we follow treatment protocols specifically established for each type of wound. Management and utilization of the most current approaches in healing wounds allow us to stay up-to-date with the latest scientific advances in wound management. Our intense, multidisciplinary approach to chronic wound care equals the best possible outcome for our patients.

 

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