Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

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What is Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy?
The Medicare Manual Section 35-10, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy states, “Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO) is a modality in which the entire body is exposed to oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure”.

It could also be stated HBO is a medical treatment administered by delivering 100% oxygen to a patient while enclosed in a chamber. The pressure during treatment would be at two or two and one half times normal atmospheric pressure.

Medicare has approved HBO for the following conditions:

• Acute carbon monoxide intoxication
• Decompression illness
• Gas embolism
• Gas gangrene
• Acute traumatic peripheral ischemia
• Crush injuries and suturing of severed limbs
• Progressive necrotizing infections
• Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency
• Preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts
• Chronic refractory osteomyelitis
• Osteoradionecrosis
• Soft tissue radionecrosis
• Cyanide poisoning
• Actinomycosis
• Diabetic wounds of the lower extremities who meet the following three criteria:
• Type I or II diabetes and a lower extremity wound due to diabetes
• Wounds classified as Wagner grade III or higher
• Failed adequate course of standard wound therapy

Contact:
Dave Moyers
918.828.4076
moyersd@okstate.edu

Center for Aerospace and Hyperbaric Medicine
OSU Center for Health Sciences
801 E. 91st Street, A155-Riverside
Tulsa, OK 74132
918.828.4288