| Preconditioning methods and mechanisms for preventing the risk of decompression sickness in scuba divers: a review. | |
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PMID: 20623437 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Scuba divers are at risk of decompression sickness due to the excessive formation of gas bubbles in blood and tissues following ascent, with potentially subsequent neurological injuries. Since nonprovocative dive profiles are no guarantor of protection against this disease, novel means are required for its prevention including predive procedures that could induce more resistance to decompression stress. In this article, we review the recent studies describing the promising preconditioning methods that might operate on the attenuation of bubble formation believed to reduce the occurrence of decompression sickness. The main practical applications are simple and feasible predive measures such as endurance exercise in a warm environment, oral hydration, and normobaric oxygen breathing. Rheological changes affecting tissue perfusion, endothelial adaptation with nitric oxide pathway, up-regulation of cytoprotective proteins, and reduction of preexisting gas nuclei from which bubbles grow could be involved in this protective effect. |
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Authors:
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Emmanuel Gempp; Jean-Eric Blatteau |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Research in sports medicine (Print) Volume: 18 ISSN: 1543-8635 ISO Abbreviation: Res Sports Med Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-12 Completed Date: 2010-10-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101167637 Medline TA: Res Sports Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 205-18 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine, Saint Anne's Military Hospital, 83041 Toulon, France. gempp@voila.fr |
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Decompression Sickness
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physiopathology,
prevention & control* Diving / adverse effects*, physiology Embolism, Air / prevention & control Exercise / physiology Hot Temperature Humans Hyperbaric Oxygenation Male Oxygen / therapeutic use Physical Endurance / physiology* Risk Vibration Water-Electrolyte Balance |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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7782-44-7/Oxygen |
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