Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment by which oxygen is administered at greater than normal pressure to a patient in order to treat specific medical indications.

Mechanism of action
• In HBOT, the patient is placed in a specially designed chamber, the pressure in the chamber is increased, and 100% oxygen is breathed.
• Alveolar oxygen pressure is increased, causing a rise in plasma oxygen content which results in enhanced tissue oxygen delivery.

Dose and session duration
• The amount of pressure increase and the length of time under pressure are determined by the condition being treated.
• Treatment pressures are usually between 2 and 3 times atmospheric.
• Treatments usually last from 1 to 2 hours at full pressure.

Indications

1. Air or Gas Embolism.
2. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
3. Crush Injury, Compartment Syndrome, and other Acute traumatic Ischemias.
4. Cyanide Poisoning.
5. Decompression Sickness.
6. Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problem.
7. Selected Refractory Anaerobic Infections.
8. Exceptional Blood Loss Anemia.
9. Gas Gangrene.
10. Necrotizing Soft Tissue.
11. Osteomyelitis (Refractory).
12. Radiation Necrosis: Osteoradionecrosis and Soft Tissue Radiation Necrosis.
13. Compromised Skin Grafts or Flaps.
14. Thermal Burns.
15. Stroke and brain infraction.
16. Myocardial infraction.
17. Sexual incompetence and generalized weakness.