“I suffered a bacterial infection that completely stopped my healing after a lift and skin resurfacing. My appearance was blistered and fiery red, and black. Even my Doctor was worried about my condition. After my oxygen therapy sessions at Hyperbaric Recovery, there was no sign of infection, no searing pain and complete healing was established. Now I look as young as I feel inside.”
Marcia J.

Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

Necrotizing soft tissue infections involve bacterial invasion causing local tissue trauma, ischemia, and death.  The infection may stem from diabetic foot infection, surgical wound infection, puncture wounds, and trauma like lawn mower accidents where dirt and debris is forced into the wound.

Necrotizing infections are often associated with reduced body defenses from alcoholism, malnutrition, or drug abuse, and from underlying systemic disease, such as diabetes, cancers, and vasculopathy. Local tissue oxygen demand increases with growing infection, increasing the anaerobic environment.  Oxygen tension below 30 mmHg impairs leukocyte ability to kill bacteria.  A downward cycle continues.

Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections and the Benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Leukocytes can kill bacteria only when they have enough oxygen available to them.  Improved oxygenation improves white cell function to clear bacteria.  Organisms most affected by oxidation are those involved in abscess formation and wound infection.  HBOT provides oxygen at the cellular level, promoting wound healing.

Increased Partial Pressures of Oxygen may decrease neutrophil adherence (white blood cells sticking to blood vessel linings) which damages the vessel linings.

Keywords: Necrotizing, Soft Tissue, Infection, Treatment

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