"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decompression Sickness" by people in Profiles.
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Flight physiology. Clinical considerations. Crit Care Clin. 1992 Jul; 8(3):597-618.
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy. JAMA. 1990 Apr 25; 263(16):2216-20.