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Case Reports
. 1983 Oct;54(10):932-3.

Saturation recompression therapy in a diving accident

A Silbiger, P Halpern, Y Melamed, S Bursztein
  • PMID: 6651718
Case Reports

Saturation recompression therapy in a diving accident

A Silbiger et al. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1983 Oct.

Abstract

We report a case of cerebral air embolism caused by pulmonary barotrauma in a diver. Severe neurological symptoms, deterioration during decompression, and a prolonged, complicated, initial pressure profile indicated the need for saturation therapy. Few clinical cases treated by saturation recompression therapy (SRT) have been reported since its introduction in 1978 (1,5). SRT is an effective alternative for the management of complicated and persistent accidents involving intravascular bubbles.

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