Some examples of surgical procedures that particularly benefit from HBOT include:

■ Gastric dilatation and volvulus and associated reperfusion injury
■ Faster fracture healing, especially open fractures or those involving malunion or nonunion
■ Gastrointestinal resection and anastamosis,
■ Healing after amputation
■ Skin grafts
■ Hemilaminectomy
■ Ear canal ablation

Early HBOT greatly improves the prognosis for many acute conditions and reduces the likelihood of their developing into chronic problems.

Some examples of these conditions include:

■ Wounds - especially detoxification, necrotic and poorly healing wounds
Osteomyelitis
■ Neuropathies - including non-surgical intervertebral disc disease and limb paralysis / paresis
■ Crush damage
■ Burns and smoke inhalation
■ Perithionitis
■ Head and spinal cord trauma
■ Otitis - especially with the inclusion of Pseudomonas, as HBOT destroys the body's defenses and greatly increases the concentration of the drug
■ Anoxia