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The Ottawa Hospital's Hyperbaric Medicine Unit is the only hospital-based
hyperbaric unit in Eastern Ontario. Our dual-place chamber is used
to provide both routine and emergency treatments on a daily basis.
You will come to the Unit for an initial evaluation and follow-up
visits as well.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is provided under the Ontario Health
Insurance Plan for the following approved conditions:
- Air or Gas Embolism
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Smoke inhalation; Carbon Monoxide
Complicated by Cyanide Poisoning
- Clostridial Myositis and Myonecrosis (Gas
Gangrene)
- Crush Injury, Compartment Syndrome and Other Acute Traumatic
Ischemias
- Decompression Sickness
- Enhancement of Healing in Selected Problem
Wounds
- Exceptional Blood Loss (Anemia)
- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
- Refractory Osteomyelitis
- Delayed Radiation Injury (Soft Tissue and Bony Necrosis)
- Compromised Skin Grafts and Flaps
- Thermal Burns
Private therapy for non-approved conditions cannot be
purchased at The Ottawa Hospital.
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