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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
involves placing the patient in a specially
designed chamber that administers a 100 percent oxygen-rich environment
under slight pressure. Oxygen reaches the wound through the bloodstream,
resulting in improved healing, greater blood vessel formation and reduced
likelihood of infection. This treatment provides a non-invasive procedure
for patients with difficult wounds, crush injuries, acute burns or
diabetes-related ulcers.
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Vacuum-Controlled Assisted Closure (VAC) Therapy is a system that uses
controlled negative pressure (vacuum) to help promote wound healing.
Clinical studies demonstrate that the VAC Therapy System also removes
infectious materials and other fluids from the wound. The VAC Therapy System
employs a computer-controlled therapy unit to maintain a constant negative
pressure on the wound site.
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Apligraf, a living skin device first used in New Jersey at Trinitas
Hospital, is bilayered, cultured skin that has brought relief to thousands
of patients suffering from venous leg ulcers and other types of hard-to-heal
wounds. In a recent study at Trinitas, nine patients with limb-threatening
ulcers were treated with
Apligraf. All had been referred to Trinitas after
other medical practitioners had recommended amputation. Each patient healed
completely in an average of 76 days.
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