Doppler bubble detection after hyperbaric exposure.
A review of the literature on the use of transcutaneous Doppler to detect circulating venous bubbles occurring after hyperbaric exposure, with emphasis on the detection of bubbles occurring after relatively small decrements in pressure, is presented. The correlation between circulating bubbles and the occurrence of decompression illness is examined.
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Department of Anaesthetic Services, Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania, Australia.
D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D004242:Diving / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009326:Naval Medicine; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D014680:Veins; D014690:Venous Pressure