Las Palmas Wound Management Center
Las Palmas Burn/Wound Management Center is multidisciplinary program of treatment and support services for the management of acute and chronic wounds. We offer a full spectrum of wound care including both wound assessment and the most advanced treatment technology, such as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
Millions of dollars are spent annually on pressure ulcer prevention and management. Since problems with wounds are often associated with underlying medical conditions, our program is designed to integrate wound care with comprehensive medical care. We coordinate wound treatment plans with the patient's primary care and specialty care physicians to ensure that each patient's needs are met.
Pressure Ulcers
Because pressure is the critical factor in the development of these wounds, the term "pressure ulcer" is recommended to describe these lesions.
Early intervention is designed for patients at increased risk for pressure ulcer development. The principle components of early intervention are:
- identification of at-risk individuals who need preventive interventions and of the specific factors that place them at risk
- maintenance and improvement of tissue tolerance to injury
- protection against the adverse effects of pressure, friction, and shear
- reduction of the incidence of pressure ulcers through educational programs
Most pressure ulcers are preventable. However, in some cases it is unrealistic, and may even be in conflict with the overall plan of care or patient directives for a terminally ill patient, to subject the patient to aggressive preventive measures. Pressure ulcers can be an indication of the multi-system failure that accompanies the terminal stages of many disease processes. In these cases, patient comfort should be the primary goal.
Pressure ulcer incidence has been used as an indicator of the quality of patient care. Is important that incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers be differentiated.
Do you have a wound that….
- Has not improved after one month?
- A leg or foot ulcer resulting from poor circulation?
- Is a non-healing incision or injury?
- A sore caused by sustained pressure?
Types of Wound Treated:
- Burns
- Traumatic Wounds
- Wound as the result of a tumor Removal
- Pressure Ulcers
- Leg Ulcers
- Diabetic foot ulcers (Click here for information about Diabetes Management)
- Scars
- Surgical wounds and IV fixation
Chronic Wounds:
- Diabetes Ulcers
- Venous Ulcers
- Radiation Wound
- Wounds due to poor blood flow
- Pressure Sores
- Wound that will not heal from nutritional deficiencies or medication use
Patient Access to the Wound Management Center
- Direct Physician Referral
- Self-Referral/Walk-In/Telephone Call
- Hospital Consult
- Emergency Room Referral
- Clinic/Outside Referral
- Nursing Homes
- Home Health Agencies
- Recurring Patient
- Physician's Own Referral
- Previous Patient Referral
Factors that affect wound healing:
- Pressure
- Dry Environment
- Trauma and Edema
- Infection
- Necrosis
- Systemic Factors
- Age
- Body Type
- Chronic Disease
- Nutritional Status
- Poor Blood Flow
- Immunosuppresants
- Radiation Therapy
Making an Appointment:
Patients may directly contact us or be referred by physicians and other caregivers. Please contact us at 521-1210. You will be scheduled for an initial assessment. We are located at 101 Rim Road, Suite 200, El Paso , TX 79902.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO)
HBO is a non-invasive therapy where the patients breaths 100% oxygen while fully enclosed in a specially designed chamber at ambient pressures up to three times normal atmospheric pressure. Some patients received a combination of therapies such as wound management and HBO.
HBO is used to promote and support healing in the management of conditions in which oxygen transport to the tissues has been disrupted.
Established list of accepted disorders for HBO therapy
- Air or gas embolism
- Carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation
- Clostridial myonecrosis or gas gangrene
- Crush injuries, compartment syndrome, and other acute traumatic ischemias
- Decompression sickness
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Osteomyleitis
- Radiation tissue damage
- Skin grafts and flaps
Contact
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Are you looking for a doctor?
Call Margaux Sarabia at 521-1138.
Miriam Webster Medical Dictionary
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