Decompression illness is caused by intravascular or extravascular bubbles that are formed
as a result of reduction in environmental pressure (decompression). The term covers both …

Diving is a popular recreational pastime, as well as an activity with numerous applications in
the scientific, commercial, military, and exploration realms. Although diving can be done …

Decompression illness is a collective term for two maladies (decompression sickness [DCS]
and arterial gas embolism [AGE]) that may arise during or after surfacing from compressed …

Bubbles are known to form in the body after scuba dives, even those done well within the
decompression model limits. These can sometimes trigger decompression sickness and the …

Background Diving is a popular sport, and some recreational divers have medical risk
factors. Their health can be endangered by high extracorporeal (ambient) pressure and its …

Blatteau JE, Souraud JB, Gempp E, Boussuges A. Gas nuclei, their origin, and their role in
bubble formation. Aviat Space Environ Med 2006; 77: 1068–1076. Gas bubbles are the …

Guidelines for the pre-hospital management of decompression illness (DCI) had not been
formally revised since the 2004 Divers Alert Network/Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical …

In saturation diving, divers stay under pressure until most of their tissues are saturated with
breathing gas. Divers spend a long time in isolation exposed to increased partial pressure of …

Objective: To investigate whether prehydration 90 min before a dive could decrease bubble
formation, and to evaluate the consequent adjustments in plasma volume (PV), water …

The ever‐present desire of humankind to explore new limits introduced us to the syndrome
of decompression sickness (DCS). This broad overview of DCS is aimed at its …