As a rule, wounds close without us having to do anything. Not so with chronic wounds: They need medical and nursing support to heal. The Department of Vascular Surgery at the University Hospital Zurich offers a special wound consultation several times a week for those affected.
The basic aim of treating chronic wounds is to support the body’s own healing process.
“The most important thing is to ensure that the affected tissue has sufficient blood and oxygen and that the wound is regularly cleaned and refreshed,” says Dr. Peter Sabisch, Medical Director of the Wound Clinic at the USZ.
For this purpose, a wide range of modern wound dressings and debridement procedures as well as many years of nursing and medical expertise are available in the wound consultation hour.
An interdisciplinary wound consultation is also offered at regular intervals.
Patients benefit from the expertise of different specialist areas, as specialists from dermatology, plastic surgery, angiology and orthopaedics take part in these wound consultations alongside our vascular surgery specialists.
Please register at iws@usz.ch.
Since March 2020, our wound consultation has been recognized as a wound center by the Swiss Association for Wound Treatment (SAfW).
Senior Attending Physician, Department of Vascular Surgery
As a patient, you can also register directly for an initial consultation. Ideally, you should be referred to us by your general practitioner or specialist. Unfortunately, patients who are insured under a family doctor model cannot refer themselves.
Easily assign your patient online.
University Hospital Zurich
Department of Vascular Surgery
Raemistrasse 100
8091 Zurich