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Advanced Wound Care for Chronic, Non-Healing & Arterial Wounds
At Tulsa Cardiovascular Center of Excellence (TCCE), we now provide comprehensive wound care services for chronic and non-healing wounds, with a special focus on arterial wounds, diabetic foot wounds, limb salvage, and wounds complicated by poor blood flow.
Many wounds do not heal because the tissue is not receiving enough oxygen-rich blood. When circulation is limited, even the best wound dressings may not be enough. Our team treats the wound itself while also evaluating and managing the vascular problems that may be preventing healing.
We provide wound care for patients with diabetic foot wounds, arterial ulcers, venous ulcers, non-healing surgical wounds, and chronic infection.
Our goal is simple: help wounds heal, restore circulation when needed, and reduce the risk of infection, hospitalization, and amputation.
We Treat the Wound — and the Reason It Is Not Healing
A chronic wound is a wound that does not heal as expected. This may happen because of diabetes, poor circulation, infection, pressure, swelling, nerve damage, previous surgery, injury, trauma, or other medical conditions.
At TCCE, wound care is not treated as a surface problem only. We look at the full picture.
We evaluate:
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The type of wound
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How long the wound has been present
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Whether there is infection
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Whether there is dead or damaged tissue
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Whether the patient has diabetes or neuropathy
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Whether pressure or swelling is contributing
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Whether the wound has enough blood flow to heal
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Whether advanced vascular treatment may be needed
This allows us to create a wound care plan that treats both the wound and the underlying cause.
Conditions We Treat
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Diabetic Foot Ulcer: Diabetic foot ulcer can become serious quickly, especially when nerve damage, infection, pressure, and poor circulation occur together. We provide wound care for diabetic foot ulcer and evaluate whether blocked arteries are preventing the wound from healing.
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Arterial Ulcers: Arterial ulcers are wounds caused by poor blood flow. These wounds often occur on the toes, feet, heels, ankles, or lower legs. We specialize in treating arterial wounds and determining whether revascularization is needed to improve healing potential.
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Venous Ulcers: Venous ulcers are often related to leg swelling and poor vein function. Some patients also have arterial disease, creating a mixed wound that requires careful management. We provide wound care for venous and mixed arterial-venous ulcers and evaluate blood flow before treatment decisions are made.
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Neuropathic Ulcers: Neuropathic ulcers often occur when nerve damage causes a patient to lose protective sensation, especially in the feet. Patients may not feel pressure, rubbing, or injury until a wound has developed. We provide wound care for neuropathic ulcers and assess whether circulation is also limiting healing.
How Treatment Works: What to Expect at TCCE
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Comprehensive Wound Evaluation: Healing starts with understanding the full picture. We begin by examining the wound, reviewing your complete medical history, and identifying any hidden factors that may be stalling your recovery. This includes screening for diabetes, circulation issues, localized swelling (edema), pressure points, underlying infections, nutritional deficiencies, and reviewing your current medications.
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Advanced Circulation Assessment: Because chronic wounds are so frequently tied to poor blood flow, evaluating your vascular health is a priority. We may perform or order specialized, non-invasive vascular testing to accurately measure the circulation reaching your legs, feet, and toes.
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Your Personalized Care Plan: Once we understand both the wound and your vascular health, we design a targeted treatment strategy. Your personalized plan may include clinical wound cleaning (debridement), specialized dressings, pressure off-loading techniques, infection management, and coordination with your primary care physician or endocrinologist.
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Minimally Invasive Vascular Intervention (When Needed): If we determine that poor arterial blood flow is the primary barrier to your healing, our specialized vascular team will step in. We may recommend a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure to open blocked arteries, significantly improving the circulation necessary to close the wound.
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Ongoing Monitoring and Follow-Up: True wound healing is a process that takes time and adaptation. We continuously monitor your wound's progress, adjust your treatment plan as your healing advances, and maintain open communication with your broader healthcare team to ensure you cross the finish line.
Why Choose a Cardiovascular Center for Wound Care?
Many traditional wound care centers focus primarily on the surface of the wound. While surface care is essential, it is often incomplete. For many patients—especially those with diabetes, peripheral artery disease (PAD), or chronic foot ulcers—a wound simply will not heal because the underlying blood supply is too weak.
TCCE is different because we combine expert wound care with specialized vascular medicine. This dual approach is critical for patients suffering from arterial wounds, diabetic foot ulcers, gangrene, resting leg pain, or wounds that have stalled in the healing process.
By choosing a cardiovascular center, you ensure your care team can:
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Treat the wound directly using advanced, evidence-based dressings and therapies.
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Evaluate vital circulation in the leg, ankle, foot, and toes.
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Identify blocked or narrowed arteries that are restricting oxygen-rich blood flow.
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Perform minimally invasive vascular procedures in-house to restore circulation when needed.
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Prevent delayed diagnoses of severe peripheral artery disease (PAD).
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Support limb salvage and actively work to prevent amputation.
Don't wait for a chronic wound to worsen. Schedule your comprehensive wound and vascular evaluation at TCCE today.
Tulsa Cardiovascular Center of Excellence is an outpatient cardiovascular and vascular center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, focused on advanced peripheral artery disease, chronic limb-threatening ischemia, diabetic foot ischemia, below-the-knee and below-the-ankle revascularization, and amputation prevention.
Location: 11912 South Norwood Avenue, Suite 110 Tulsa, OK 74137
Fax: (855) 312-3594
Phone: (918) 943-5303
Clinic Hours
Monday-Friday - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday - CLOSED
Proudly serving patients from Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Bixby, Jenks, Owasso, Claremore, Muskogee, Bartlesville, McAlester, Oklahoma City, and surrounding Oklahoma communities.
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