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Case Study Diving and hyperbaric medicine 2020

Persistent extravascular bubbles on radiologic imaging after recompression treatment for decompression sickness: A case report.

Dapena JC, Lansdorp CA, Mitchell SJ — Diving and hyperbaric medicine, 2020

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers presented a case report detailing the history and imaging of a diver diagnosed with decompression sickness (DCS) who underwent recompression treatment.

What They Found

A diver diagnosed with decompression sickness (DCS) received two US Navy Treatment Table 6 recompressions. Despite these treatments, multiple extravascular bubbles were still visible on CT imaging, suggesting that such bubbles can persist after definitive DCS treatment.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings are not generalizable to the broader population of patients with decompression sickness.

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Study Details

Study Type Case Study
Category Decompression Sickness
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 33325027
Year Published 2020
Journal Diving and hyperbaric medicine
MeSH Terms Decompression; Decompression Sickness; Diving; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Oxygen

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Last reviewed: April 2, 2026 | Reviewed by: Canada Hyperbarics Editorial Team | Editorial process | Research sources | Counts & methodology