Wound Healing Programs and Hyperbaric Medicine

Wound Healing Programs and Hyperbaric Medicine

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HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPHY

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment of specifically indicated conditions by the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society Committee Report in which a patient breathes 100% oxygen in a pressurized chamber.

The hyperbaric chamber has been in use for over 50 years, initially as a device for treating divers suffering from decompression sickness. In recent years, other clinical applications were introduced when it was discovered that some healing actions could be greatly accelerated by using a combination of pressure and pure oxygen. HBOT is considered an important and exciting adjunctive therapy for a number of chronic conditions including wound care.

Clinically Accepted Indications for HBOT

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Blood Loss (Anemia) Approx. hemoglobin
of 6-8 g/dl UHMS Explanation

Burns (Thermal) 5-45 treatments UHMS Explanation

Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene) 10 treatments UHMS Explanation

Crush Injury, Compartment Syndrome
and other Acute Traumatic Ischemias 3-12 treatments UHMS Explanation

Decompression Sickness 10 treatments UHMS Explanation

Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problem Wounds Utilization review after 30 days of treatment and 30 days thereafter UHMS Explanation

Gas Embolism or Air 10 treatments UHMS Explanation

Intracranial Abscess 20 treatments UHMS Explanation

Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
(Subcutaneous Tissue, Muscle, Fascia) 30 treatments UHMS Explanation

Osteomyelitis (Refractory) 40 treatments UHMS Explanation

Radiation Tissue Damage (Osteoradionecrosis) 35-60 treatments UHMS Explanation

Skin Grafts and Flaps (Compromised) 20 treatments UHMS Explanation

Smoke Inhalation and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 5 treatments UHMS Explanation

Source: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Committee Report of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, 2003.