Top Ten Things You Need to Know About HBOT #5: HBOT Is Mostly for Emergency Indications

Denise Nemeth, MPAS, CWS
Jayesh B. Shah, MD, MSc, UHM ABPM, CWSP, FAPWCA, FCCWS, FACHM FUHM, FACP

 

HBOT is most commonly known by health care professionals in the setting of wound healing, but did you know that the majority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved indications for HBOT are emergency indications? As of July 2021, there are 13 approved indications for HBOT. These indications include emergencies like air emboli, crush injuries, decompression sickness, central retinal artery occlusion, idiopathic sensory neural hearing loss, iatrogenic gas embolism, gas gangrene, necrotizing fasciitis, and carbon monoxide poisoning … read more