Pre-dive normobaric oxygen reduces bubble formation in scuba divers

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-172

  Castagna, Olivier ^a   Gempp, Emmanuel ^b   Blatteau, Jean Eric ^b  

^a Institute of Naval Medicine   (France)

^b French Navy Diving School   (France)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Decompression sickness; Diving; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; GAS EMBOLISM; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN BREATHING; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION;

ADULT; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 67349279849     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1003-z     Document Type: Article

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