Case Study Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc 2022

Delayed recognition of Type II decompression sickness in a diver with chronic atrial fibrillation.

Strauss MB, Covington DB — Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 2022

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers presented a case report detailing a diver with chronic atrial fibrillation whose Type II decompression sickness was initially misdiagnosed as a stroke.

What They Found

A 71-year-old diver with atrial fibrillation experienced shoulder pain and collapsed 20 minutes after his fourth dive, which reached a maximum depth of 60 fsw. Despite a CT scan showing no brain bleed or infarct, his Type II decompression sickness was only diagnosed and treated 25 hours later.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings of this study cannot be generalized to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Case Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	35580489
Year Published	2022
Journal	Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc
MeSH Terms	Aged; Atrial Fibrillation; Decompression Sickness; Diving; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Stroke

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