Do you have a wound that won't heal?
Innovative Treatment for Chronic Wounds
Every year, chronic wounds and other conditions keep millions of Americans just like you from enjoying their best quality of life. The Center for Wound Healing at Brandywine Hospital applies proven wound care practices and advanced clinical approaches, including wound care products, dressings, antibiotics and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, to help heal patients who suffer from chronic wounds. The Center for Wound Healing provides comprehensive wound care services including the following:
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Patient assessment, including cultures and biopsies
- Direct wound care, including debridement, non-contact casting and unna boot application
- Growth factors
- Diabetic education
- Nutritional counseling
- Vascular procedures and studies
- Transcutaneous oxygen testing and mapping
- Bio-engineered skin grafts
- Pain management
- Infection control
- Inpatient wound management
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy or “HBO” is a simple, non-invasive, painless treatment that enhances the body’s natural healing and strengthens the immune system. Delivered by trained Center for Wound Healing specialists, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy:
- Uses pure oxygen to enhance the body’s natural ability to heal.
- Encompasses 100% oxygen under two to three times greater pressure than atmospheric pressure
- Increased pressure causes a 10 to 15 fold increase in plasma oxygen concentration with a resultant increase in tissue oxygenation.
- Cannot be duplicated with topical O2 treatment
- Is extremely safe and effective when administered by qualified professionals
Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy is an effective treatment option for most chronic wounds. HBO therapy can benefit patients through the following indications:
- Diabetic wounds of the lower extremity (Type I or II diabetic, Wagner grade III wound or higher, following 30 days of standard wound therapy)
- Chronic Refractory Osteomyelitis
- Osteoradionecrosis
- Soft Tissue Radionecrosis
- Compromised Skin Grafts and Flaps
- Acute Peripheral Arterial Insufficiency
- Acute Traumatic Peripheral Ischemia
- Progressive Necrotizing Infections
- Actinomycosis
- Crush Injuries and Suturing of Severed Limbs (Acute)
- Gas Gangrene (Acute)
- Gas Embolism
- Cyanide Poisoning
- Decompression Sickness
High Healing Rates & Reduced Healing Time
Using a team of multidisciplinary specialists and innovative wound care techniques, the hyperbaric and wound healing center helps to get you back to living your life the way you want in the shortest time possible.
The Center for Wound Healing at Brandywine Hospital
201 Reeceville Road
Coatesville, PA 19320
Phone: 610-383-8431
Fax: 610-383-8436