The on-site differential diagnosis of decompression sickness from endogenous cerebral ischaemia in an elderly Ama diver using ultrasound.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since 2009, the United Kingdom diving incident data show an increasing number of fatalities in the over-50s age group. Previous studies also suggest some divers take cardiac medications. Since 2001, diving medicals have not been mandatory for UK sport divers. Instead, an annual medical self-certification for...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： St Leger Dowse M,Waterman MK,Penny CE,Smerdon GR

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The adverse effects of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) on cardiac physiology are considered a potential hazard during the treatment of some patients. The haemodynamic effects of HBO are poorly understood and the incompatibility of electrical equipment inside the chamber has made assessment difficult. At Fremantle ...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Gawthrope IC,Playford DA,King B,Brown K,Wilson C,McKeown B

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to hyperoxia is associated with oxidative stress and is known to cause inflammation in the lung and the airways. Exhaled nitric oxide concentration (FENO) is a marker of some inflammatory processes in the lung and airways, and is reduced immediately after a single session of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) exposure. ...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Kjelkenes I,Thorsen E

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Various prescribed and over-the-counter medications may theoretically be incompatible with the diving environment. Anecdotally, it is known divers regularly take medications around the time of their diving activities for different health conditions, possibly ignoring the recommendations not to do so. As pa...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Dowse MS,Cridge C,Smerdon G

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Transcutaneous oximetry measurement (TCOM) is a non-invasive method of determining oxygen tension at the skin level using heated electrodes. AIM:To compare TCOM values generated by different machines and to establish lower limb TCOM values in a cohort of healthy individuals younger than 40 years of age. ...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Trinks TP,Blake DF,Young DA,Thistlethwaite K,Vangaveti VN

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Divers are exposed to circulatory stress that directly affects the endothelial lining of blood vessels, and even asymptomatic dives are associated with inflammatory responses, microparticle release and endothelial dysfunction. As humans age, there is a relative increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease, attribute...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Berenji Ardestani S,Buzzacott P,Eftedal I

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In-water resuscitation has recently been proposed in the European resuscitation guidelines. Initiation of mechanical ventilation underwater might be considered when an immediate ascent to the surface is impossible or dangerous. The present study evaluated the feasibility of such ventilation underwater. ME...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Winkler BE,Muth CM,Kaehler W,Froeba G,Georgieff M,Koch A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society (SPUMS) diving medical for recreational scuba divers was last reviewed in 2011. From 2011 to 2019, considerable advancements have occurred in cardiovascular risk assessment relevant to divers. The SPUMS 48th (2019) Annual Scientific Meeting theme was cardiovascular risk as...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Jepson N,Rienks R,Smart D,Bennett MH,Mitchell SJ,Turner M

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to further the understanding of the opening of the Eustachian tube in relation to changes in barometric pressure. DESIGN:An ear canal microphone was used to measure the specific sounds related to tube opening and possible eardrum movements. Five subjects with normal tube functio...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Fischer HG,Koch A,Kähler W,Pohl M,Pau HW,Zehlicke T

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study identified pre-existing medical conditions among scuba diving fatalities in Australia from 2001 to 2013, inclusive, and assessed whether these conditions likely contributed to the deaths. METHODS:The National Coronial Information System (NCIS) was searched for scuba diving-related cases during ...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Lippmann J,Taylor DM

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a 24-year-old gentleman who had pulmonary barotrauma (PBT) after diving is reported. He presented with chest pain after the second of two uneventful shallow SCUBA dives. Computerized tomography (CT) scan confirmed the diagnosis and he was treated conservatively. Relevant radiology and a discussion of PBT are...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Bigeni S,Saliba M

更新日期：2020-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Scuba diving involves risks, and candidates in Australia usually have a medical evaluation prior to undertaking a diving course. Hyperbaric physicians act as secondary referral practitioners for these assessments. This study aimed to identify reasons for these secondary referrals, and document the assessme...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Min Ong L,Bennett MH,Thomas PS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recreational scuba diving is a popular leisure activity with the number of divers reaching several millions worldwide. Scuba diving represents a huge challenge for integrative physiology. In mammalian evolution, physiological reflexes developed to deal with lack of oxygen, rather than with an excess, which makes adapt...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Winklewski PJ,Kot J,Frydrychowski AF,Nuckowska MK,Tkachenko Y

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We have previously shown that hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) increased insulin sensitivity in men who were obese or overweight, both with and without type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to test whether this insulin-sensitising effect is seen in hyperbaric air (HA). METHODS:Men with type 2 diabe...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Wilkinson DC,Chapman IM,Heilbronn LK

更新日期：2020-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Divers suspected of suffering decompression illness (DCI) in locations remote from a recompression chamber are sometimes treated with in-water recompression (IWR). There are no data that establish the benefits of IWR compared to conventional first aid with surface oxygen and transport to the nearest chamber. However, ...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Doolette DJ,Mitchell SJ

更新日期：2018-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of cerebral venous gas embolism. Our patient made a complete neurological recovery after hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). The principles of HBOT, compressing and eliminating air bubbles and decreasing Β-2 integrin function, thus improving microcirculation, can only be beneficial in a situation where...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Bothma PA,Brodbeck AE,Smith BA

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Running out of air, buoyancy problems and rapid ascents are known risk factors for diving morbidity and mortality. The effects of the diving environment and equipment and the influence of individual diver characteristics on these risks were studied. METHODS:Between 1995 and 2004, Project Dive Exploration ...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Buzzacott P,Denoble PJ,Simon O,Dunford R,Vann RD

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:When a standard water-seal pleural drain unit (PDU) is used under hyperbaric conditions there are scenarios where excessive negative intrapleural pressure (IPP) and/or fluid reflux can be induced, risking significant morbidity. We developed and tested a pleural vacuum relief (PVR) device which automaticall...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Gelsomino M,Tsouras T,Millar I,Fock A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is increasingly common for recreational scuba divers to use breathing mixtures enriched with additional oxygen ('nitrox' or 'enriched air nitrogen') and for technical divers to be exposed to elevated partial pressures of oxygen for prolonged periods of time. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oxyge...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Fock A,Millar I

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Severe decompression sickness (DCS) is a multi-organ injury. This study investigated the preventive effects of rosiglitazone on liver injury following rapid decompression in mice and examined the underlying mechanisms. METHODS:Mice were randomly divided into four groups: a control group, vehicle gr...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Peng B,Chen MM,Jiang ZL,Li X,Wang GH,Xu LH

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In studies of decompression procedures, ultrasonically detected venous gas emboli (VGE) are commonly used as a surrogate outcome if decompression sickness (DCS) is unlikely to be observed. There is substantial variability in observed VGE grades, and studies should be designed with sufficient power to detec...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Doolette DJ,Gault KA,Gutvik CR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that a single bout of exercise performed 20 hours prior to hyperbaric exposure reduces bubble formation and increases survival in rats. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are stress proteins expressed in cells that are exposed to different stressors. HSPs are known to protect cells, by binding to proteins an...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Medby C,Bye A,Wisløff U,Brubakk AO

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas micronuclei are gas-filled voids in liquids from which bubbles can form at low gas supersaturation. If water is depleted of gas micronuclei, high gas supersaturation is required for bubble formation. This high gas supersaturation is required in part to overcome the Laplace pressure at the point of transition from ...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Doolette DJ

更新日期：2019-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:After a maximal apnoea, breath-hold divers must restore O2 levels and clear CO2 and lactic acid produced. High intensity interval training (HIIT) and inspiratory muscle training (IMT) could be employed with the aim of increasing recovery capacity. This study aimed to evaluate the relative effects of IMT ve...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： de Asís-Fernández F,Del Corral T,López-de-Uralde-Villanueva I

更新日期：2020-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Divers from many countries travel to explore various diving sites worldwide. In 2005, the Divers Alert Network (DAN) wrote guidelines for recreational diving and diabetes mellitus, but there is no up-to-date consensus or adoption of international guidelines on diabetes and diving. There are also large differences betw...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Jendle J,Adolfsson P,Ornhagen H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer is the third most common form of cancer and colorectal surgery is the treatment of choice in local disease. Anastomotic leakage following colorectal surgery is a major complication with a high incidence and mortality. Adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) may be associated with reduct...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Brouwer RJ,Engberts AC,Borger van der Burg BL,van Dongen TT,van Hulst RA,Hoencamp R

更新日期：2018-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) from breath-holding or inadequate exhalation during ascent is a well-recognised complication of scuba diving. It does not usually occur with breath-hold (BH) diving in those with normal lungs, as the volume of gas in the lungs on surfacing cannot exceed what it was on leaving the ...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Banham ND,Lippmann J

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Firstly I would like to thank SPUMS members for making me a Life Member of SPUMS; I was surprised and greatly honoured by the award. I also want to confirm and expand on the findings on carbon dioxide absorbents reported by David Harvey et al. For about 35 years, I was the main player in deciding which absorbent went ...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Pennefather J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sphenoid sinus mucocele is a rare cystic lesion. It grows gradually and causes visual disturbances, ocular motility abnormalities and headache due to cavernous sinus compression. Sudden change in sinus cavity volume by a barotrauma may compress a mucocele and precipitate symptoms that may easily be confused with decom...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Mirasoglu B,Kirmizi S,Aktas S

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) is a feared complication of ambient depressurisation and can also be a complication of hydrogen peroxide ingestion. We present an unusual case of CAGE in a 57-year-old woman exposed to both of these risk factors. We describe her subsequent successful treatment with hyperbaric oxyg...

journal_title：Diving and hyperbaric medicine

authors： Smedley BL,Gault A,Gawthrope IC

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00