Wound care
Wound care involves medical interventions to heal a wound after injury. Specialized treatment is provided for wounds that are nonhealing or refuse to heal on their own. A vital aspect of treatment includes learning how to properly dress and care for a wound.
Wound care specialists in Austin and Central Texas
If you're experiencing acute or chronic wounds, St. David's HealthCare offers a comprehensive treatment program.
You can access a multidisciplinary team of specialists, including physicians credentialed in hyperbaric medicine and wound care. We also bring together nurses, certified hyperbaric technicians and experts in patient care.
Wound conditions we treat
Our wound specialists are able to provide treatments for a variety of conditions, including:
- Bone necrosis
- Brown recluse spider bites
- Burns
- Chronic non-healing wounds
- Compromised skin grafts
- Crush injuries
- Decompression sickness
- Decubitus ulcers (pressure sores)
- Diabetic foot and leg ulcers
- Diabetic wounds
- Gangrene
- Ischemic wounds (wounds with no blood supply)
- Osteomyelitis (bone infection)
- Ostomy-related skin problems and wounds
- Peripheral vascular disease and circulatory-related wounds
- Radionecrosis (tissue damage caused by radiation therapy)
- Refractory osteomyelitis (recurrent bone infection)
- Soft tissue necrosis (death of muscle or skin tissue)
- Traumatic wounds
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) treatment
Wound healing is a complex process that may require specialized intervention. HBOT is a safe, effective method for providing oxygen to heal chronic wounds. This treatment promotes vascular formation, encourages the body's healing cells and inhibits bacterial growth.
How HBOT works
HBOT takes place inside a hyperbaric chamber. This chamber is pressurized with compressed air to a pressure that is two to three times higher than usually exposed to at sea level. This increase in pressure allows oxygen to be delivered to affected wounds as you breathe up to 100 percent oxygen through a treatment hood.
Our assistants and a supervising physician will closely monitor you at all times. A typical treatment takes two hours. Depending on the diagnosis and outcomes, you may receive daily treatment for 20 to 40 days.
Our chambers can comfortably accommodate up to three patients and one attendant. Additionally, our staff is fully qualified and accredited by the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology.
Our wound care centers
Wound care services are available throughout the St. David's HealthCare network. You can access wound care at the following locations:
The Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine Center at St. David's Medical Center
900 E. 30th St.
Austin, TX 78705
(512) 544-5555
The Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine Center at St. David's South Austin Medical Center
4316 James Casey St., Suite B. 100
Austin, TX 78745
(512) 444-4325
St. David's Round Rock Rehab at St. David's Round Rock Medical Center
2300 Round Rock Ave., Room 110
Round Rock, TX 78681
(512) 341-6125
The Hyperbaric, Wound Care & Lymphedema Center at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center
12221 N. Mopac Expressway,
Austin, TX 78758
(512) 901-1750
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