COMBINED APPROACH
The foundation for BaroMedical’s wound care program is a combination of advanced and effective wound dressing materials, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and electrical stimulation to create ideal conditions for wound healing and tissue repair.
Increasing the oxygen concentration in the body will start the growth of new blood vessels for better microcirculation, it will decrease inflammation and swelling, eliminate bacteria and provide oxygen for the body’s immune defense response. Electrical stimulation will further promote the circulation of superoxygenated blood deeper in the wounded area and combined effect is magnified.
Oxygen initiates healing from within the body by mobilizing the growth factors and preparing the wound bed for the right combination of topical wound therapy. Many of the chronic wounds are simply locked in a state of poor oxygen level, poor local circulation and increased local bacterial load and wound dressings are simply not penetrating deep enough to start the healing.
Once the oxygen therapy has cleaned the wound surface from the bacterial load and prepared the wound bed the full potential of advanced wound dressings can be utilized. Clinical studies show that the combined effect of hyperbaric oxygen with wound care therapy is more successful than the effect of each therapy on its own.
Advanced wound care for chronic wound healing - Proactive wound care
Proactive wound care is the timely application of appropriate wound care therapy and prevention methods.
Early detection of microcirculation damage is crucial as well as commencement of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to obtain the most effective health care management.
We continuously scan for scientific advancements in wound care and select products according to the following criteria:
- Reduce the need for surgical debridement
- Reducing pain and the need for pain medication
- Gently removing necrotic tissue
- Promoting faster formation of granulation tissue and re-epithelization
- Providing soft and moist environment for more effective healing
- Easy application and removal, without the disruption of the newly formed granulation tissue
- Comfortable to wear
- Can be changed only once a week, which reduces the time and cost of dressing
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO)
Oxygen initiates healing from within the body by mobilizing the growth factors and preparing the wound bed for the right combination of topical wound therapy.
Many chronic wounds are simply locked in a state of poor oxygen level, poor local circulation and increased local bacterial load. Regular wound dressings are simply not penetrating deep enough to start the healing.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for chronic wound healing
- Hyperbaric oxygen increases oxygen transport to wound area stopping further tissue damage
- Hyperbaric oxygen facilitates growth of new capillaries (angiogenesis) promoting the microcirculation
- Hyperbaric oxygen speeds up wound healing by reducing inflammation and swelling
- Hyperbaric oxygen relieves pain
- Hyperbaric oxygen reduces infection by eliminating bacteria directly and increasing capacity of white blood cell to fight infection
- Hyperbaric oxygen improves microcirculation and elimination of toxins in the blood
- Hyperbaric oxygen enhances the effect of some antibiotics
- Hyperbaric oxygen stimulates release of stem cells from the bone marrow
- Hyperbaric oxygen decreases blood viscosity and risk of thrombosis and stroke
- Hyperbaric oxygen improves lymphatic circulation
- Hyperbaric oxygen improves bone density and mineralization and speeds up bone healing
- Hyperbaric oxygen enhances peripheral nerve regeneration for improved sensitivity
- Hyperbaric oxygen prepares tissue and bone for grafting before surgery
- Hyperbaric oxygen speeds up healing after surgery and improves chances of graft survival
MT, Smithers, BC
"My sores healed rapidly within three week time frame. Thank you all at BaroMedical, you are such a great bunch of professionals and such wonderful people."
Severe ulcerative breast cancer
NP, Tofino BC
"I will always be grateful to BaroMedical for taking me on as a client.
I had an ulcerating breast tumour with severe MRSA infection and had almost bled to death on numerous occasions. Thanks to the hyperbaric treatments my breast tumour is shrinking, the bleeding has stopped and the infection is all but gone.
Not many clinics would have agreed to help me in the severe condition that I was in.
My sincerest thanks to everyone at BaroMedical for their help."
WOUND CARE: ARTERIAL ULCER
C.W.J. West Vancouver
“I had an open, painful, smelly leg ulcer for two years and had a woundcare nurse visit twice a week. She suggested oxygen therapy which helped tremendously in pain, infection and wound healing. I do not need home visits and my quality of life has greatly improved.”
