# Pretoria Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy — Vascular & Hyperbaric Unit

> Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) at the SAUHMA-accredited Vascular & Hyperbaric Unit, Life Eugene Marais Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa. Led by vascular surgeon and hyperbaric physician Dr Gregory Weir. Accredited continuously since 1999; dual monoplace chambers. The full site is bilingual — every page has an Afrikaans version (add "-afr" before ".html").

## Main pages

- [Home (English, default)](https://www.hbo.co.za/): overview, team, services, FAQ, indications.
- [Home (Afrikaans)](https://www.hbo.co.za/index-afr.html): Afrikaanse weergawe.
- [Evidence](https://www.hbo.co.za/evidence.html): how the evidence base is organised.
- [Evidence Library](https://www.hbo.co.za/evidence-library.html): curated, searchable peer-reviewed HBOT literature by UHMS/SAUHMA indication, graded by level of evidence, sourced from PubMed.
- [Educational videos](https://www.hbo.co.za/educational-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy-videos.html): patient-education video library.
- [Side effects](https://www.hbo.co.za/side-effects.html): possible side effects of HBOT.
- [History](https://www.hbo.co.za/history.html): history of hyperbaric oxygen in South Africa.
- [TcPO2](https://www.hbo.co.za/tcpo2.html): transcutaneous oxygen measurement.
- [Mild HBO](https://www.hbo.co.za/mild-hbo.html): practice position — this practice does not condone "mild hyperbaric oxygen" and advises against ozone therapy.

## Indications (internationally accepted)

- [Decompression sickness](https://www.hbo.co.za/decompression-sickness.html)
- [Air or gas embolism](https://www.hbo.co.za/gas-embolism.html)
- [Carbon monoxide poisoning](https://www.hbo.co.za/carbon-monoxide-poisoning.html)
- [Gas gangrene](https://www.hbo.co.za/gas-gangrene.html)
- [Crush injury & acute traumatic ischaemia](https://www.hbo.co.za/crush-injury.html)
- [Complex (non-healing) wounds](https://www.hbo.co.za/complex-wounds.html)
- [Necrotising soft-tissue infections](https://www.hbo.co.za/necrotising-soft-tissue-infections.html)
- [Refractory osteomyelitis](https://www.hbo.co.za/refractory-osteomyelitis.html)
- [Late radiation injury & osteoradionecrosis](https://www.hbo.co.za/delayed-radiation-injury.html)
- [Compromised grafts and flaps](https://www.hbo.co.za/compromised-grafts-and-flaps.html)
- [Acute thermal burns](https://www.hbo.co.za/acute-thermal-burns.html)
- [Severe blood-loss anaemia](https://www.hbo.co.za/severe-blood-loss-anaemia.html)
- [Intracranial abscess](https://www.hbo.co.za/intracranial-abscesses.html)
- [Central retinal artery occlusion](https://www.hbo.co.za/central-retinal-artery-occlusion.html)
- [Sudden sensorineural hearing loss](https://www.hbo.co.za/idiopathic-sudden-sensorineural-hearing-loss.html)
- [Avascular necrosis](https://www.hbo.co.za/avascular-necrosis.html)

## Related practices

- [Vascular surgery — vascular.co.za](https://www.vascular.co.za): Dr Weir's vascular-surgery site.
- [Wound care — wondsorg.co.za](https://www.wondsorg.co.za): chronic wound care site.

## About this practice

- Practice: Vascular & Hyperbaric Unit (Pretoria Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy)
- Location: Life Eugene Marais Hospital, 696 5th Avenue, Les Marais, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
- Lead clinician: Dr Gregory Weir — Vascular Surgeon & Hyperbaric Physician (qualified 1993; registered Vascular Surgeon 2002; Hyperbaric Medicine 2007)
- Accreditation: SAUHMA-accredited facility (assessments 1999, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021)
- Telephone: +27 12 335 8651
- Email: admin@hbo.co.za
- Hours: Monday–Friday 08:00–16:00
- Access: patients with active medical-scheme cover; referrals welcome.