Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a medical treatment that administers medical oxygen at high pressures, being inhaled through the respiratory tract inside a steel hyperbaric chamber. Dr. César Carozzi, general surgeon and specialist in hyperbaric medicine at Clinica Ricardo Palma, gives us valuable information about this treatment.

How does hyperbaric oxygenation work?

Hyperbaric oxygenation has many benefits due to its powerful anti-inflammatory, immunoregulatory and regenerative effect on the neurological, bone and muscular system. Hyperbaric oxygenation will saturate the organism with oxygen 20 times more than in normal conditions, thus reducing tissue inflammation, accelerating healing and recovering tissues damaged by lack of oxygen.

Successful hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatments

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been shown to be effective in a variety of complex medical conditions and pathologies, including:

• Healing of complicated wounds and diabetic feet
• Treatment of necrotizing soft tissue infections
• Stasis, decubitus, circulatory and diabetic ulcers
• Deafness and sudden blindness
• Exceptional blood loss anemia
• Anaerobic and/or bacteroid sepsis
• Compromise of skin grafts or flaps, and reimplants.
• Poisoning by toxic gases
• Crush injuries
• Compartment syndrome and other acute traumatic ischemia
• Refractory mycosis
• Thermal burns
• Radiation necrosis
• Refractory osteomyelitis
• Decompression sickness
• Acute gas embolism
• Pre and post plastic and reconstructive surgery support

Treatment benefits

• Non-invasive and painless therapy
• Accelerates cellular regeneration of tissues
• Improves regeneration insufficiencies in the organism.
• Restores and improves injuries due to physical or thermal accidents.
• Recovers severe injuries that could mean physical losses and diminished quality of life.
• It is suitable for all types of patients: pediatric, adult and intensive care patients.

 Remember:

Our Hyperbaric Medicine Unit complies with all safety and biosafety standards dictated by MINSA. Before undergoing hyperbaric oxygenation treatment, the patient must undergo a medical evaluation.

Dr. César Carozzi
General Surgeon and Specialist in Hyperbaric Medicine at Clínica Ricardo Palma