Necrotizing soft tissue infections, including necrotizing fasciitis, spread rapidly and can destroy skin, fascia and deeper tissue. They are medical emergencies requiring immediate hospital care, surgical removal of infected tissue and antibiotics.
HBOT is used by some specialist centres as an adjunct to this treatment. It increases oxygen delivery to compromised tissue and may assist the body's response to infection. Published reports describe successful treatment when HBOT is combined with surgery and antibiotics, but a case report cannot establish how much benefit came from HBOT itself. Arranging HBOT must never delay surgery or resuscitation. Oceanside Hyperbaric is not an emergency treatment centre.
Heat injuries that damage skin and deeper tissues, sometimes causing swelling, infection and circulation problems.
Poor arterial blood flow can cause hard-to-heal wounds or sudden loss of retinal circulation.
A rare condition in which small blood vessels calcify and clot, causing painful skin wounds and tissue damage.
Skin grafts or tissue flaps at risk of failure because of inadequate blood flow and oxygen delivery.
COVID-19 is a viral illness; Long COVID involves persistent or recurring symptoms after the acute infection.
Severe trauma can damage muscle and circulation, causing swelling, tissue injury and compartment syndrome.
A rapidly spreading bacterial infection that destroys muscle and soft tissue and requires emergency care.
A serious collection of infection inside the skull that can affect the brain and neurological function.
A rare blood-vessel disorder causing painful leg ulcers, skin discoloration and characteristic scarring.
A tick-borne bacterial infection that can affect the skin, joints, nervous system and other organs.
Rapidly spreading infections that destroy skin, fascia and other soft tissues and require emergency care.
A persistent or recurring bone infection that has not resolved despite appropriate standard treatment.
Skin and tissue injuries caused by prolonged pressure or shear, especially in people with limited mobility.
A chronic immune-mediated skin condition causing inflamed, scaly plaques that may flare and remit.
A rare inflammatory skin disorder causing rapidly developing, painful ulcers, often on the legs.
Reactivation of the chickenpox virus causing a painful blistering rash and sometimes persistent nerve pain.
Severe reactions that cause widespread blistering, skin loss and injury to mucous membranes.
Chronic leg wounds caused by poor venous circulation, often with swelling and surrounding skin changes.
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