Principales lugares de producción de las patologías que requieren recompresión en cámara hiperbárica
- A Olea González
- S Rodríguez Ruiz
- D Rodríguez Ramírez
- S Martín Martin
- R García Miguel del Corral
- AP Pujante Escudero
ISSN: 1887-8571
Année de publication: 2018
Volumen: 74
Número: 3
Pages: 179-184
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Sanidad militar: revista de sanidad de las Fuerzas Armadas de España
Résumé
The main pathologies that require a recompression therapy are decompression sickness (DCS) and arterial gas embolism (AGE), boths can be caused by pressure-related activites and certain amount of gas (dissolved or not) in the victim´s blood. Besides diving other pressure-related activities put the person in risk of this pathologies. Aim: To investigate the main place of production of these pathologies and their physiological base. Methods: we reviewed all charts of patients with DCS and AGE from 1970-2017 at Centro de Buceo de la Armada (Cartagena). Results: There were 392 cases, 345 (88%) diving related, 36 (9,18%) hyperbaric chamber-related, 6 (1,53%) submarine activities related and 4 (1,02%) hypobaric activities-related. Conclusions: Diving injuries rates are the most important but any pressure-related activity can be risky even hyperbaric chamber activity, considered the safest pressure-related activity.