"Decompression Sickness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A condition occurring as a result of exposure to a rapid fall in ambient pressure. Gases, nitrogen in particular, come out of solution and form bubbles in body fluid and blood. These gas bubbles accumulate in joint spaces and the peripheral circulation impairing tissue oxygenation causing disorientation, severe pain, and potentially death.
Descriptor ID |
D003665
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MeSH Number(s) |
C26.120.248
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Concept/Terms |
Decompression Sickness- Decompression Sickness
- Sickness, Decompression
- Caisson Disease
- Caisson Diseases
- Disease, Caisson
- Diseases, Caisson
- Bends
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2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decompression Sickness" by people in Profiles.
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Gas in Joints After Diving: Computed Tomography May Be Useful for Diagnosing Decompression Sickness. Wilderness Environ Med. 2021 Mar; 32(1):70-73.
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Diving and hyperbaric medicine in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Diving Hyperb Med. 2020 Jun 30; 50(2):90-91.
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COVID-19-related complications and decompression illness share main features.: Could the SARS-CoV2-related complications rely on blood foaming? Med Hypotheses. 2020 Nov; 144:109918.
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Case Presentations of the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residencies: Weakness after Diving. J Emerg Med. 2019 03; 56(3):332-336.
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From Ocean Deep to Mountain High: Similar Computed Tomography Findings in Immersion and High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 10 15; 198(8):1088-1089.
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[Hyperbaric medicine and emergency medicine, an example of decompression sickness in diving]. Rev Infirm. 2018 Jun - Jul; 67(242):16-17.
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Health effects of hyperbaric exposure on chamber attendants: a literature review. Int Marit Health. 2018; 69(1):58-62.
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Relationship between clinical and radiologic findings of spinal cord injury in decompression sickness. Undersea Hyperb Med. 2017 Jan-Feb; 44(1):57-62.
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Can a transgender person be an occupational diver? Demonstration from a case report. Int Marit Health. 2017; 68(4):211-214.