Hartford Hospital recently welcomed two new hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers to its Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine Center. The transparent acrylic chambers deliver 100 percent oxygen at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, which improves oxygen delivery to all tissues in the body.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is used to treat more than a dozen medical conditions including diabetic foot ulcers, radiation injuries to tissue and bone, necrotizing infections, compromised skin grafts and skin flaps as well as some types of arterial insufficiency and ischemia.
HBOT increases the blood’s ability to carry oxygen to wound tissue and enhances white blood cell activity. HBOT also accelerates the formation of blood vessels at the wound site. As a result, the therapy helps reduce swelling, fight infection, and produce healthy tissue.
The new hyperbaric oxygen chambers replace the mulitplace hyperbaric chamber which was used at Hartford Hospital for the past decade. The new hyperbaric oxygen chambers offer a private space for each patient to rest or watch television or movies during each two hour treatment session.
“Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is an important treatment option most commonly used for certain diabetic foot infections and other challenging chronic conditions. The new chambers have been very positively received by our patients.” said Dr. Sara Case, medical director of the Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at Hartford Hospital.
Chronic wounds affect 6.7 million people in the United States. An aging population and increasing rates of diseases and conditions such as diabetes, obesity and the late effects of radiation therapy contribute to the chronic wound epidemic. Left untreated, chronic wounds can lead to diminished quality of life.
See the new chambers at the upcoming open house
Please join the wound healing and hyperbaric medicine team to celebrate the arrival of the new monoplane chambers.
December 5, 2017 • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine Center First Floor Conklin Building
The open house will include a light luncheon and tours of the chamber suite