Static Metabolic Bubbles as Precursors of Vascular Gas Emboli During Divers’ Decompression: A Hypothesis Explaining Bubbling Variability

Static Metabolic Bubbles as Precursors of Vascular Gas Emboli During Divers’ Decompression: A Hypothesis Explaining Bubbling Variability

IntroductionThe risk for decompression sickness (DCS) after hyperbaric exposures (such as SCUBA diving) has been linked to the presence and quantity of vascular gas emboli (VGE) after surfacing from the dive. These VGE can be semi-quantified by ultrasound Doppler and quantified via precordial echoca...

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Main Authors: Jean-Pierre Imbert, Salih Murat Egi, Peter Germonpré, Costantino Balestra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
diving
decompression sickness
desaturation
oxygen window
pre-conditioning
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.00807/full

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