Glossary
Hypoxia
A shortage of oxygen in tissue — the problem HBOT aims to correct.
Hypoxia is inadequate oxygen supply to tissue. Chronic wounds, radiation injury, and compromised grafts are fundamentally hypoxic — HBOT works by temporarily flooding these tissues with oxygen and stimulating lasting improvements in supply.
More terms
Multiplace chamber
A walk-in chamber holding several patients, pressurized with air.
NCD 20.29
The Medicare National Coverage Determination that governs HBOT coverage.
Oxygen toxicity
The adverse effects of breathing too much oxygen at pressure.
Osteoradionecrosis
Bone death caused by prior radiation therapy.