Risk factors for immersion pulmonary edema in recreational scuba divers: a case-control study.

Background: Immersion can cause immersion pulmonary edema (IPE) in previously healthy subjects. We performed a case-control study to better identify IPE risk factors.

Methods: We prospectively included recreational scuba divers who had presented signs of IPE and control divers who were randomly chosen among diving members of the French Underwater Federation.

The effect of general anaesthesia and neuromuscular blockade on Eustachian tube compliance: a prospective study.

Objective: The most common complications of hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) are related to pressure changes on gas-containing cavities. Therefore, inability to auto-inflate the middle ear may result in transient or permanent hearing loss. However, it seems that middle ear barotrauma (MEBt) does not develop more often in mechanically ventilated patients than in ambulatory patients.

Occupational accidents among attendants inside hyperbaric chambers in France.

Introduction: The purpose of the study was to assess the number of accidents among staff employed in the operation of hyperbaric chambers in France.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study using a questionnaire was carried out on occupational accidents in France between 2005 and 2011.

Results: 12 (46%) centres participated in the study, representing 73 subjects.