Hazards in Hyperbaric Medicine

Neurologic Hazards of Hyperbaric Oxygen Exposure.

Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine

Anesthesiology and hyperbaric medicine.

in this issue1 underlines the necessity of instituting hyperbaric oxygen treatment for suspected iatrogenic arterial gas embolism even if a delay of days has occurred. The commonest reasons for delay are a failure to consider the diagnosis and treatment; concern related to the critical status of the patient; and a mistaken belief that the patient is not fit for transportation or treatment in a ...

Hyperbaric Oxygen in Cardiovascular Disease. Potential Usages and Hazards.

CLINICAL interest in hyperbaric oxygenation is recent, buit scientific curiosity abouit high-pressuire environment dates back to ancient times. Alexander the Great of Macedoinia was the earliest hyperbaric investigator of whom we have recorded evidence.' 2 He suirveyed the ocean depths in a glass and animal skin diving-bell (fig. 1). Among his most remarkable observations was a fish of such ext...

Ultrasound in diving and hyperbaric medicine.

Ultrasound is a safe and effective imaging modality, the use of which is increasing exponentially in many areas of clinical medicine. In this article, we present what is, to our knowledge, the first in-chamber use of an ultrasound machine. We discuss the challenges this presented, how they were addressed and explore the possible clinical applications that in-chamber ultrasound may deliver in hy...