Sunil Reddy Cheruku, MD
St. Davids Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic
900 E 30th Street, Suite 109 Austin, TX 78705
St. Davids Medical Ctr
512-544-5555
12221 N. Mopac
Austin, TX 78758
St. Davids NAMC
512-901-1750
512-901-1774
512-544-4143
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Indications
We utilize HBO treatments only for conditions approved by Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CMS/Medicare. We do not treat or provide HBO treatments for off label/experimental/research or indications not approved by one of the above 3 agencies. Hyperbaric oxygen treatments further require preauthorization from the insurances in most instances. CMS/UHMS indications are included below, most common uses are highlighted.
Acute carbon monoxide intoxication
Decompression illness
Gas embolism
Gas gangrene
Acute traumatic peripheral ischemia
Crush injuries and suturing of severed limbs
Progressive necrotizing infections (necrotizing fasciitis)
Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency,
Central retinal artery embolism/Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts
Chronic refractory osteomyelitis, unresponsive to conventional treatment
Osteoradionecrosis
Soft tissue radionecrosis
Cyanide poisoning
Actinomycosis, only as an adjunct to conventional therapy
Diabetic wounds of the lower extremities in patients who meet the required criteria