HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TREATMENT INDICATIONS
Decompression sickness
Air or gas embolism
Clostridial myonecrosis (gas gangrene) and other and other anaerob infections
Severe carbonmonoxide poisoning
Crush injury, compartment syndrome and other acute traumatic ischemias
Refractory osteomyelitis
Chronic wounds
Osteoradionecrosis and radiation tissue infection and necrosis
Thermal burns
Compromised skin grafts and flaps (hair planting and etc…)
Intracranial abscess
Sudden loss of vision (occlusion of central artery of retina)
Sudden hear loss (must start first one month)
Femur head avascular necrosis (early stage)
SIDE EFFECTS
Side effects due to pressure change
– Middle ear barotrauma
– Sinus pain
– Pulmonary barotrauma (pneumothorax, arterial gas embolism and etc…)
Side effects due to oxygen toxicity
– Temporary myopia
– seizure
– pulmonary toxity
NUMBER OF SESSIONS TO BE APPLIED
Number of sessions vary with the illness and the conditions of the patients. (For example, 1 session is adequate for carbon monoxide poisoning while up to 80 sessions may be needed for osteomyelitis petients).
PRE AND POST OPERATION PROCESSES TO BE APPLIED TO PATIENT DURING THE TIME IN HOSPITAL
Patients are first examined by the expert doctors in terms of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Then, if they are suitable, necessary medical examinations are conducted and the treatment begins. While chest graphy is enough for some patients, for some lung CT is necessary.