Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY

Treatments

High-intensity oxygen provided through HBOT increases the amount of oxygen circulated to body tissues through a patient’s blood, which helps preserve damaged tissue, increase blood vessel formation and improve infection control, and ultimately augments wound healing. HBOT is used to treat a number of conditions, including:

Acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

Decompression illness (bends).

Gas embolism.

Gas gangrene.

Crash injuries.

Suturing of severed limbs.

Cyanide poisoning.

Diabetic wounds of lower extremities.

Softtissue and bone damage from radiation.

Source: St. Joseph Health Center