"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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Patent Foramen Ovale Closure and Decompression Sickness Among Divers. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2022 07; 40:160-162.
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Point-of-Care Ultrasound Utility and Potential for High Altitude Crew Recovery Missions. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2017 Feb 01; 88(2):128-136.
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Emergency Medical Considerations in a Space-Suited Patient. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2016; 87(11):958-962.
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Diving emergencies. Resuscitation. 2003 Nov; 59(2):171-80.
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Patent foramen ovale and paradoxical systemic embolism: a bibliographic review. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2003 Jun; 74(6 Pt 2):B1-64.
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Environmental insults: smoke inhalation, submersion, diving, and high altitude. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2003 May; 21(2):475-97, x.
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Predicting time to decompression illness during exercise at altitude, based on formation and growth of bubbles. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2000 Dec; 279(6):R2317-28.
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Neurobehavioral and magnetic resonance imaging findings in two cases of decompression sickness. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1989 Dec; 60(12):1204-10.
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Neurologic and psychologic manifestations of decompression illness in divers. Neurology. 1977 Feb; 27(2):125-7.