Adjunctive therapy for decompression illness: a review and update.
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Moon, RE
Published in: Diving Hyperb Med
June 2009
Therapeutic interventions may augment the outcome or provide temporizing support pending recompression. Effective measures include first aid (surface) oxygen therapy, fluid resuscitation, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and avoidance of fever. Lignocaine may also be effective, particularly for cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE). For critically ill patients with CAGE, animal studies do not support the use of hyperventilation. There is strong experimental evidence in animals for the efficacy of intravenous perfluorocarbon. When lower limb paralysis occurs, low molecular weight heparin is recommended to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism.
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Diving Hyperb Med
ISSN
1833-3516
Publication Date
June 2009
Volume
39
Issue
2
Start / End Page
81 / 87
Location
Australia
Related Subject Headings
- 4207 Sports science and exercise
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services
- 1103 Clinical Sciences
- 0608 Zoology
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Moon, R. E. (2009). Adjunctive therapy for decompression illness: a review and update. Diving Hyperb Med, 39(2), 81–87.
Moon, Richard E. “Adjunctive therapy for decompression illness: a review and update.” Diving Hyperb Med 39, no. 2 (June 2009): 81–87.
Moon RE. Adjunctive therapy for decompression illness: a review and update. Diving Hyperb Med. 2009 Jun;39(2):81–7.
Moon, Richard E. “Adjunctive therapy for decompression illness: a review and update.” Diving Hyperb Med, vol. 39, no. 2, June 2009, pp. 81–87.
Moon RE. Adjunctive therapy for decompression illness: a review and update. Diving Hyperb Med. 2009 Jun;39(2):81–87.
Published In
Diving Hyperb Med
ISSN
1833-3516
Publication Date
June 2009
Volume
39
Issue
2
Start / End Page
81 / 87
Location
Australia
Related Subject Headings
- 4207 Sports science and exercise
- 3202 Clinical sciences
- 1117 Public Health and Health Services
- 1103 Clinical Sciences
- 0608 Zoology