The common denominator of diseases and injuries is inflammation, shortage of oxygen and impaired blood flow. Because Hyperbaric Oxygen has anti-inflammatory properties, it oxidises the tissue and helps to create new blood vessels thus increasing blood flow. It is used for a wide and increasing number of conditions.
What is Hyperbaric Oxygen used for?
The European Committee on Hyperbaric Medicine (ECHM) list of accepted indications for hyperbaric oxygen treatment, based on a thorough review of the best available research and evidence-based medicine (EBM).(Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Volume 47 No. 1 March 2017)
Level of evidence (based on GRADE system):
Grade A = High level of evidence. The true effect lies close to our estimate of the effect.
Grade B = Moderate level of evidence
The true effect is likely to be close to our estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different.
Grade C = Low level of evidence
The true effect may be substantially different from our estimate of the effect.
Grade D = Very low level of evidence
Our estimate of the effect is just a guess, and it is very likely that the true effect is substantially different from our estimate of the effect.
| Condition | Level of evidence | Level of Agreement |
| Type 1 | ||
| CO poisoning | Level B | Strong agreement |
| Open fractures with crush injury | Level B | Strong agreement |
| Prevention of osteoradionecrosisb after dental extraction | Level B | Strong agreement |
| Osteoradionecrosis (mandible) | Level B | Strong agreement |
| Soft tissue radionecrosis (cystitis, proctitis) | Level B | Strong agreement |
| Decompression illness | Level C | Strong agreement |
| Gas embolism | Level C | Strong agreement |
| Anaerobic or mixed bacterial infections | Level C | Strong agreement |
| Sudden deafness | Level C | Strong agreement |
| Type 2 | ||
| Diabetic foot lesions | Level B | Strong agreement |
| Femoral head necrosis | Level B | Strong agreement |
| Compromised skin grafts and musculo- cutaneous flaps | Level B | Strong agreement |
| Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) | Level B | Strong agreement |
| Crush Injury without fracture | Level B | Strong agreement |
| Osteoradionecrosis (bones other than mandible) | Level C | Agreement |
| Radio-induced lesions of soft tissues (other than cystitis and proctitis) | Level C | Agreement |
| Surgery and implant in irradiated tissue (preventive treatment) | Level C | Agreement |
| Ischaemic ulcers | Level C | Agreement |
| Refractory chronic osteomyelitis | Level C | Agreement |
| Burns, 2nd degree more than 20% BSA | Level C | Agreement |
| Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis Neuroblastoma, stage IV | Level C | Agreement |
| Type 3 | ||
| Brain injury (acute and chronic TBI, chronic stroke, | Level C | Agreement |
| post anoxic encephalopathy) in highly selected patients | Level C | Agreement |
| Radio-induced lesions of larynx | Level C | Agreement |
| Radio-induced lesions of the CNS | Level C | Agreement |
| Post-vascular procedure reperfusion syndrome | Level C | Agreement |
| Limb replantation | Level C | Agreement |
| Selected non-healing wounds secondary to systemic processes | Level C | Agreement |
| Sickle cell disease | Level C | Agreement |
| Interstitial cystitis | Level C | Agreement |
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List of conditions HBOT has been used for the following conditions:
- Diabetic Ulcers and Some Wounds
- Radiation Tissue Damage
- Necrotising Soft Tissue Infection
- Air or Gas Embolism
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Compartment Syndrome/Crush Injury/Other Traumatic Ischemias
- Exceptional Blood Loss (Anemia)
- Gas Gangrene
- Intracranial Abscess
- Osteomyelitis (Refractory)
- Skin Grafts and Flaps
- Thermal Burns
- Chronic pain.
- Prior to and post-surgery to counter possible infection and aid recovery
- Diabetes
- Non healing diabetic foot ulcers
- Fibromyalgia
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Skin problems or disease
- As an adjunct to cancer radiation treatments to enhance radiosensitivity
- As an adjunct to cancer chemotherapy treatments to enhance chemotherapy in hypoxic tumours
- As substitute to drugs to enhance stem cell production during and after chemotherapy
- Changes in the brain with ageing
- Various chest indications
Sports:
- Bone fractures
- Muscle and ligament damage
- Performance Enhancements
- Sports Injuries
Beauty:
- Anti-Ageing
- Beauty & Skincare
- Wellbeing