Prospective Study Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc 1996

Neurologic decompression illness: a gravity score.

Boussuges A, Thirion X, Blanc P, Molenat F, Sainty JM — Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 1996

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers developed and validated a gravity score to assess the severity of neurologic decompression illness in divers.

What They Found

The developed gravity score, based on parameters like motor impairment and urinary disturbances, showed 78.7% agreement with clinical observations in the initial group of 96 divers. Validation in a second group of 66 divers revealed a significant difference in scores between those with and without sequelae (P = 0.0001). Notably, 86% of divers with a score above 7 developed sequelae.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

The authors note that this gravity score still requires validation in a prospective multicenter study.

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Study Details

Study Type	Prospective Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	8931282
Year Published	1996
Journal	Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc
MeSH Terms	Adult; Brain Diseases; Decompression Sickness; Diving; Female; Humans; Male; Reproducibility of Results; Severity of Illness Index

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