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Clinical Study Diving and hyperbaric medicine 2023

Cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) during open water scuba certification training whilst practising a controlled emergency swimming ascent.

Banham N, da Silva E, Lippmann J — Diving and hyperbaric medicine, 2023

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) in a 23-year-old male novice diver during open water certification training whilst practising a controlled emergency swimming ascent.

What They Found

The 23-year-old male developed immediate but transient neurological symptoms that resolved upon hospital arrival. Radiological imaging revealed small bilateral pneumothoraces, pneumopericardium, and pneumomediastinum. He was successfully treated with high flow normobaric oxygen, avoiding recompression due to the risk of tension pneumothorax.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection, as it is a single case report from an unspecified location.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings of this study are not generalizable to a broader population of divers.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Neurological
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 38091595
Year Published 2023
Journal Diving and hyperbaric medicine
MeSH Terms Male; Humans; Young Adult; Adult; Embolism, Air; Swimming; Barotrauma; Diving; Oxygen; Pneumothorax; Decompression Sickness

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