Hyperbaric Medicine blends state-of-the art technology and cutting-edge treatments to help wounds heal safely and as quickly as possible.
Marshfield Clinic Health System offers hyperbaric medicine in Beaver Dam and Marshfield, Wisconsin and Iron Mountain, Michigan.
How hyperbaric medicine works
Hyperbaric treatment uses oxygen as a medicine. Using hyperbaric medicine, a significant difference is created between the amount of oxygen in the blood stream and that found at an injury or infection site. This difference causes new blood vessels to grow into that area and helps fight infections.
What we treat with hyperbaric medicine
- Foot ulcers as a result of diabetes
- Chronic bone infections
- Late effects of radiation therapy
- Central retinal artery occlusion
- Severe anemia
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Compromised or failing flaps or grafts
- Acute loss of blood supply from crush injuries
- Intracranial abscesses
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Decompression sickness