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Atlantic Hyperbaric
Associates is an extension of your doctor's practice
Successful wound care requires a team approach.
We recognize the referring physician's role and responsibility
for the management of your medical treatment and wound
care. We will work closely with you and accommodate you and
your doctor's needs.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
(HBOT) is an important adjunct in the treatment of non-healing
wounds. An established technology, HBOT has proven helpful in
the treatment of:
Diabetic
wounds
Radiation
tissue injury including:
Radiation
cystitis
Radiation
proctitis
Radiation
wounds
Nervous
system related injury
Head & neck cancer patients
needing oral surgery/teeth pulled
Chronic
Osteomyelitis
Threatened
skin grafts and flaps
Problem
wounds
Crush injuries
Necrotizing
infections
Intracranial
abscess
Air
embolism
Carbon
monoxide poisoning
The therapy involves the systematic delivery
of oxygen to patients placed in a pressurized chamber while
breathing 100 percent oxygen for periods of 2 hours.
The beneficial effects
of the increased oxygen include:
Hyperoxygenation
Vasoconstriction
Angiogenesis
(neovascularization)
Antibacterial
effects
HBOT is an important adjunct to other wound
healing treatments
When used in conjunction with other conventional
wound care treatments, Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has a synergistic
and beneficial effect in the treatment of many kinds of ischemic
or hypoxic wounds.
Successful wound care requires a team management
approach. We recognize the primary physician's role and responsibility
for the management of each patient's medical treatment and work
closely with referring physicians to design the most effective
treatment modality.
Treatment protocols
The patient's clinical response and other factors
will dictate the number of treatments required, and non-healing
wounds often require as many as 20 to 40 sessions, administered
once or twice daily. A typical session lasts 2 hours.
Oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure
is carefully administered to avoid side effects. Our team, staffed
with physicians board certified in Hyperbaric medicine, has
been thoroughly trained and tested.
HBOT is performed on an out-patient or in-patient
basis.
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