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 center in Aurora, Colorado
We understand the impact wounds and burns can have, but they don't have to last forever.
At The Medical Center of Aurora, our wound care specialists are dedicated to treating and helping you heal from acute, chronic and nonhealing wounds. We work together to address your overall wellness, caring for both your current condition and any underlying root causes that may be affecting you.
Expert advice, available 24/7
Free medical advice is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Free medical advice is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Types of wounds we treat
Our program provides comprehensive, personalized care for all types of wound-related conditions, including:
- Arterial ulcers
- Burns
- Collagen vascular disease
- Compartment syndrome
- Crush injuries
- Diabetic ulcers
- Gas gangrene
- Infectious ulcers
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Nonhealing surgical incisions
- Osteomyelitis
- Pressure wounds and ulcers
- Radiation injuries
- Radiation therapy burns
- Skin grafts
- Thermal burns
Wound care services we offer
We believe that effective wound care begins with a care team of specialists from the different points of the medical spectrum. Your primary care physician is also an integral part of the wound management team, so we communicate with them regularly during the treatment process.
Wound treatments we provide
We offer a wide range of treatments to help wounds heal quickly and effectively, including:
- Bioengineered skin substitutes
- Complete ostomy care
- Compression therapy
- Diabetic education
- Dressing changes
- Enzymatic debridement agents
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
- Mist ultrasound healing therapy
- Negative pressure wound therapy (wound vac)
- Nutritional counseling
- Patient/family education
- Sharp and mechanical debridement
- Topical medications
- Wound ostomy and continence care
Burn care
The Burn and Reconstructive Center of Colorado at Swedish Medical Center offers dedicated access to burn care specialists and advanced technology to treat many types of severe burns.
Hyperbaric medicine
HBOT, also known as hyperbaric medicine, involves breathing oxygen inside of a pressurized chamber. In the hyperbaric chamber, the lungs can collect more oxygen than would be possible breathing pure oxygen at normal air pressure. This oxygen is then carried throughout the body to promote faster healing.
Conditions that are treated using HBOT include:
- Burns
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Gas gangrene
- Crush injuries/compartment syndrome
- Necrotizing fasciitis
- Osteomyelitis
- Radiation injuries
- Skin grafts
- Thermal burns
Limb preservation and diabetes management
Diabetes is a chronic condition that can lead to serious complications if not treated properly. Chronic wounds associated with diabetes, such as diabetic foot ulcers, can eventually lead to the need for amputation, due to poor circulation, infection or neuropathy. When your care is in our hands, we do everything we can to prevent this and provide treatments that preserve as much of the affected limb as possible.
As a part of our individualized treatment plans tailored to specific needs and lifestyles, we also provide diabetes education programs so that you are always informed about your condition and corresponding care practices. We work closely with you to properly diagnose your condition, then to carefully manage it through nutrition, exercise, support and education.
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