(CS-152) Don’t Overlook Non Diagnosed Radiation Injury

William Wheeler, MD, FACS, DABS – Staff Physician, Surgery/Wound Care, Prisma Health

Introduction: How not to miss wounds that wound benefit for HBO therapy

Methods: Extensive review of all past medical conditions and treatments

Results: Patient was discovered to have had radiation to an area adjacent to the non healing wound

Discussion: Everyone needs to be thorough in obtaining a complete history of medical conditions and all treatment modalities for those conditions.