There are a variety of circumstances in which a person may need wound care. They include, but are not limited to:
- Wounds caused by circulatory problems (e.g. arterial ulcers)
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Venous stasis ulcers (as a result of improper functioning of valves in the veins usually of the legs)
- Pressure sores (e.g. bed sores)
- Burns
- Non-healing surgical wounds
- Post -radiation wounds
Conditions That May Benefit from Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy:
- Diabetic wounds of the lower extremity (foot and ankle ulcers)
- Wounds that have not healed in several weeks
- Post-radiation tissue injury
- Crush injuries
- Wounds caused by poor circulation or trauma
- Compromised grafts and flaps
- Gangrene
- Pressure ulcers
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections (death of a portion of tissue resulting from loss of blood supply, corrosion, burning, or the local lesion of a disease
