Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
OHIP-covered adjunct HBOT for clostridial myonecrosis — a rapidly fatal condition requiring immediate surgery and HBOT.
Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
Understanding Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
Clostridial myonecrosis (gas gangrene) is caused by Clostridium perfringens bacteria that produce toxins and gas in muscle tissue. It is rapidly fatal without immediate surgical debridement. HBOT is an OHIP-covered adjunct that inhibits toxin production, kills anaerobic bacteria, and helps demarcate viable from non-viable tissue.
Signs & Symptoms:
- Severe, rapidly worsening pain at a wound site
- Tense, brawny swelling with bronze or brown skin discoloration
- Crepitus (gas under the skin — crackling sensation)
- Foul-smelling, thin, brown/bloody discharge
- High fever, septic shock
- Rapid systemic deterioration
Why Modern Medical
Your Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene) Treatment Team
Antimicrobial Action
HBOT creates a high-oxygen environment directly toxic to anaerobic bacteria, enhancing your immune system’s ability to fight infection.
Adjunct to Surgery
HBOT works alongside surgical debridement and antibiotics, improving outcomes by promoting healing at tissue margins and enhancing antibiotic efficacy.
Physician-Supervised
A hyperbaric-trained physician is always on site during treatment sessions, ensuring your safety and monitoring your clinical progress.
The Science
How HBOT Treats Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
The toxins of Clostridium bacteria are produced in anaerobic (low-oxygen) conditions. HBOT creates an oxygen-rich environment directly toxic to Clostridium, rapidly stopping toxin production. It also clearly demarcates viable from non-viable muscle, allowing surgeons to be more conservative.
Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene) is one of 14 OHIP-approved indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Treatment at Modern Medical is fully covered — no upfront costs to patients with a physician referral.
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