Necrotizing Infections

(Flesh Eating)

HBOT for Necrotizing Infections

Necrotizing soft tissue infections involve bacterial invasion causing local tissue trauma, ischemia, and death. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy creates an inhospitable condition for anaerobic bacteria while boosting the body's immune response and tissue repair capabilities. HBOT kills Flesh Eating Disease, Necrotizing Fasciitis or necrotizing soft tissue infection.

Used as an adjunctive treatment alongside surgical debridement and antibiotics, HBOT significantly reduces mortality in severe necrotizing soft tissue infections.

Here's how it helps:

  • Delivering high-oxygen concentrations that inhibit anaerobic bacterial growth

  • Enhancing neutrophil and macrophage bacterial killing mechanisms

  • Improving tissue oxygenation to support wound healing and limit tissue necrosis

  • Increasing antibiotic effectiveness by improving oxygen-dependent drug penetration