What Researchers Did
Researchers presented a case of serious decompression sickness complicated by ventricular dysrhythmia and discussed its treatment.
What They Found
A case of serious decompression sickness was found to be complicated by frequent, unifocal, premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). A continuous lidocaine infusion was used to treat the PVCs during recompression, appearing to produce no untoward side effects.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection as it is a single case report from outside Canada.
Study Limitations
The primary limitation of this study is its nature as a single case report, limiting generalizability of the findings.