Hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor in our population. This condition is widely recognized as an exacerbating factor for several physiopathological mechanisms, especially under an intense physical effort. In this article we focus on the link between high blood pressure and risk factors in scuba diving.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeople are more and more looking for adventures and discovery of unusual locations. Journeys to high altitude and scuba diving are part of these activities and their access has become easier for a lot of people not necessarily experienced with their dangers. The general practitioner will have to be able to deliver some advices and recommendations to his patients about the risks related to these activities and their ability to practice them.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Pneumatosis intestinalis is a condition characterized by the presence of submucosal or subserosal gas cysts in the wall of digestive tract. Pneumatosis intestinalis often remains asymptomatic in most cases but may clinically present in a benign form or less frequently in fulminant forms. Treatment for such conditions includes antibiotic therapy, diet therapy, oxygen therapy and surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCreation of an hyperbaric medical center in Geneva allows development of elective indications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Physiologics effects of hyperbaric oxygen are well known, but credibles clinicals trials lacks. Frequents indications such as diabetic foot ulcer, ischemic ulcer or anaerobic infection will be rewieved here.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScuba diving is widely practiced in Switzerland. Although rare, decompression sickness may be serious and require specialized treatment. Hyperbaric therapy has been used for a long time with beneficial effects on decompression sickness and gaseous embolism.
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