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Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

This is the list of indications for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) as accepted by the Special Interest Group in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and the Australian and New Zealand Hyperbaric Medicine Group (ANZHMG) of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS).

Dysbaric (Bubble) Injury
  • Decompression Illness
  • Arterial Gas Embolism (diving / iatrogenic / misadventure)
Acute Ischaemic Conditions
  • Compromised Flaps and Grafts
  • Crush Injury
  • Compartment Syndrome
  • Reperfusion Injury
  • Post-operative
Infective Conditions
  • Myonecrosis
    -Clostridial (Gas Gangrene)
    -Non-Clostridial
  • Necrotising Fasciitis
  • Malignant Otitis Externa
  • Refractory Osteomyelitis
  • Intracranial Abscess
  • Refractory Mycoses
Delayed Radiation Injury
  • Osteoradionecrosis
  • Soft Tissue Radionecrosis
Problem Wounds
  • Diabetic Ulcers
  • Venous Ulcers
  • Decubitus Ulcers
  • Spider Bite
  • Frostbite
Toxic Gas Poisoning
  • Carbon Monoxide

Thermal Burns

Exceptional Blood Loss Anaemia


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