Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Advancements in chronic wound treatment technology, particularly in the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO2), have dramatically improved the resolution rates of the most difficult wounds and have given significant hope to patients who are at risk of amputation.

HBO2 delivers 100% oxygen inside a pressurized hyperbaric chamber. Twenty-one percent HBO2 Therapy increases the oxygen delivered to the body’s tissues. Increased oxygen promotes tissue growth.

Conditions that may benefit from HBO2 therapy include:

• Advanced wound healing
• Infectious bone disease (chronic, refractory osteomyelitis)
• Diabetic foot ulcers
• Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency
• Preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts
• Death of bone and tissue (osteoradionecrosis, radionecrosis)
• Specific types of diabetic wounds
   

The Wound Care Center at UK King’s Daughters is the first medical facility in the region to offer comprehensive wound management and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. To find out more about our programs or to schedule an appointment, please contact us. No referral needed.