Hyperbaric Medicine
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center's hyperbaric medicine treatment options surround patients with difficult wounds with 100% oxygen in a comfortable, pressurized chamber. This saturation promotes the body’s natural immune system and healing responses, allowing wounds to heal more easily, from the inside out.
Hyperbaric oxygen treatments are beneficial for patients who have certain types of complicated or slow-healing wounds, such as bone infections or diabetic foot ulcers. The treatments work in conjunction with other treatments, such as antibiotics, to accelerate the healing process.
Wound care specialists may use hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat conditions such as:
- Chronic refractory osteomyelitis
- Compromised skin grafts
- Delayed radiation injury (soft tissue and osteonecrosis)
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Wagner Grade 3 & 4 diabetic lower extremity wounds
Your doctor can determine whether this therapy is right for you.