FDA Approved Conditions
The following is a list of conditions that are FDA approved for treatment with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. These conditions are typically reimbursed by insurance and include:
-Air or Gas Embolism
-Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Smoke Inhalation
-Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Complicated by Cyanide Poisoning
-Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
-Crush Injury, Compartment Syndrome, and other Acute Traumatic Ischemias
-Decompression Sickness (the “Bends”)
-Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Smoke Inhalation
-Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Complicated by Cyanide Poisoning
-Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
-Crush Injury, Compartment Syndrome, and other Acute Traumatic Ischemias
-Decompression Sickness (the “Bends”)
-Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problem Wounds
-Exceptional Blood Loss (Anemia)
-Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
-Osteomyelitis (Refractory)
-Radiation Tissue Damage (Osteoradionecrosis)
-Skin Grafts and Flaps (Compromised)
-Thermal Burns
-Exceptional Blood Loss (Anemia)
-Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
-Osteomyelitis (Refractory)
-Radiation Tissue Damage (Osteoradionecrosis)
-Skin Grafts and Flaps (Compromised)
-Thermal Burns
Source: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: A Committee Report. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. 1996 Revision.
Despite the fact that the FDA has only approved a handful of conditions for HBO treatment, there are many additional conditions that can be helped via HBO therapy. For a full list of conditions that HBO has shown documented benefit, click here.
