INDICATIONS

The use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is monitored by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. HBOT is considered the standard of care, or an adjunct, for the following conditions:

Vascular Insufficiency

• Enhancement of healing in selected problem wounds
• Failed skin grafts
• Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency
• Pyoderma

Ischemia

• Acute traumatic peripheral ischemia, compartment   syndrome, and other acute traumatic ischemias, when loss   of function, limb, or life is threatened
• Crush injury-suturing of severed limbs when loss of function
   limb, or life is threatened

Infections

• Subcutaneous necrotizing soft tissue infection (Flesh eating   disease)
• Actinomycosis: selected refractory anaerobic infections
• Crepitant anaerobic cellulitis
• Osteomyelitis (refractory)
• Progressive bacterial gangrene
• Nonclostridial myonecrosis
• Fournier’s disease

Effects of Radiation

• Osteoradionecrosis (particularly of the mandible)
• Soft tissue radionecrosis, including cystitis, enteritis and   proctitis
• Surgical wounding in radiation damaged tissues

Acute Systemic

• Carbon monoxide poisoning, acute smoke inhalation
• Cyanide poisoning
• Air or gas embolism
• Decompression sickness