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General and Vascular Surgery
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Aurora BayCare Medical Center provides an extensive service in the specialized
care of chronic wounds. A multi-disciplinary team, lead by Thomas Betka, MD,
will focus on comprehensive wound care and hyberbaric oxygen therapy to
stimulate and hasten the healing process.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is available to patients to complement the use of
certain antibiotics and surgery, and in the treatment of specific chronic wounds
such as diabetic ulcers, chronic refractory osteomyelitis and osteo- and soft
tissue-radionecrosis. By increasing the amount of dissolved oxygen in the blood,
more oxygen is delivered to injured tissues. This increase in dissolved oxygen
stimulates the growth of small blood vessels (angiogenesis) and new skin, and
helps fight infection through enhancement of the body's own immune function.
Although it may reduce edema in the area surrounding the wound, it is not
approved as a treatment for chronic peripheral edema.
Other treatment modalities employed for chronic wounds include infection
management, nutritional support and compression therapy where indicated.
Patients at risk for chronic wounds include those with diabetes mellitus,
peripheral vascular disease, a history of radiation therapy, and those who smoke
tobacco.
To learn more
Read a list of frequently asked questions about
hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
To contact Aurora BayCare Medical Center or make a referral to the Wound Care
and
Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic, please call 920-288-4010.
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