Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Pulmonary Care

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital 832-355-1000
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Treatment for lung conditions varies according to each patient’s particular condition. Pulmonary physicians at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Cetner recognize this and offer a full range of treatment options, based on the individual needs of each patient. We understand that the best treatment is delivered as a continuum of care -- encompassing prevention, treatment and education and extending into a patient's home in some cases.
   
The overarching goal of the pulmonary care treatment programs is to restore a patient’s health, while empowering him or her to manage or prevent a worsening or return of the problem. To achieve this goal, our doctors may recommend medical treatment, which will minimize disability, prevent acute episodes, and reduce the chances of future hospitalization. Pulmonary rehabilitation programs, for which we provide referrals, along with medical treatment, have also proven useful with many patients.


 


Alternatively, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center physicians may prescribe particular medications – such as bronchodilators, antibiotics, or expectorants – to help manage a particular condition.

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center specialists will consider surgical interventions when necessary. Among the respiratory surgeries performed at Ballor St. Luke’s Medical Center are lung transplantation and lobectomy (surgical removal of part of the lung).

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center recently adopted an innovative surgical procedure for treating chronic pulmonary patients who require long-term, continuous oxygen therapy. The surgical procedure — known as the Fast Tract™ insertion procedure — is combined with Transtracheal Oxygen (TTO) Therapy to improve the quality and length of life for patients with chronic pulmonary disease who previously have found it challenging to use nasal cannulas. Together, the surgical procedure and TTO Therapy provide oxygen exactly where patients need it, directly into their lungs. To learn more about this procedure, read our news release here or visit the Transtracheal Systems web site.