Long Island
Hyperbaric and Wound Care Associates take a multidisciplinary approach towards
healing chronic wounds. We utilize cutting edge medical technology, highly
trained nurses and technicians, board certified podiatrists, physicians and
specialist consultants to provide our patients with the treatment plan they need
to start on the road to recovery.
A doctor specializing in hyperbaric medicine will
evaluate your condition and explain why hyperbaric oxygen is being given. This
doctor works closely with your personal doctor to coordinate other medical care
that you may need. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy must be used in conjunction with a
total care program, including good nutrition and daily wound care.
A typical series of hyperbaric oxygen treatments can
require as many as five to six visits a week for four to five weeks.
Interruption of the series can reverse the healing benefits. Unless you are a
hospitalized patient, this is a considerable time commitment for you and your
family. The exact number of treatments will be determined by your response to
hyperbaric oxygen therapy and you will be advised by the hyperbaric team as this
information becomes available.
Below is a list of services that we offer to our patients:
 | Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
•the center has four hyperbaric chambers that provide
pressurized 100% |
| Board Certified Physicians and Podiatrists
•complete initial evaluation by our physicians which
includes history and physical, wound evaluation, measurements, transcutaneous
oxygen measurements when indicated, etc.
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| Registered Nurses (RN's)
•wound care is provided by specially trained
registered nurses under the supervision of our physicians
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| Trained Hyperbaric Technicians
•patients are continually monitored by technicians
trained in the administration of hyperbaric oxygen
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| Surgical Services
•physicians provide debridement (removal of
devitalized tissue) and, when indicated, biopsy under local anesthesia |
| Onsite Laboratory Services
•referral onsite for laboratory testing, glucose testing, pathology services,
cultures, radiological services including ultrasound, X-ray and scans
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| Topical Growth Factors and Wound Gels
•these are applications are tailored to individual
wound problems under physician supervision
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| Skin Substitutes (Grafts)
•grafts can hasten wound closure which in turn reduce
pain
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| Orthotic Services
•our in-house orthotists,
Paul Pollichino Orthotics and Prosthetics
can evaluate and fit our patients for boots, braces, shoes, etc.
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| V.A.C. Therapy
•Vacuum Assisted Closure can be provided for large
and/or complex wounds
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| Non-Invasive Vascular Testing with Sensilase®
•a new non-invasive method of testing our patient's
extremities for microvascular blood flow which can help us to predict wound
healing potential and also to assess peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
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| Infectious Disease Consultation
•on site infectious disease consultants for those
patients with complex wound infections and/or resistant bacteria. |
| Nutritional and Diabetes Consultation
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| Pain Consultation
•available for patients who have pain that is difficult to control with
conventional analgesics
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Hyperbaric & Wound Care Medical Associates
All Rights Reserved.
Last updated:
Monday March 10, 2008 06:14 PM -0600
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