Risk of neurological decompression sickness in the diver with a right-to-left shunt: Literature review and meta-analysis

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-235

  Lairez, Olivier ^a   Cournot, Maxime ^a   Minville, Vincent ^a   Roncalli, Jérôme ^a   Austruy, Julien ^a   Elbaz, Meyer ^a   Galinier, Michel ^a   Carrié, Didier ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Decompression illness; Diving; Patent foramen ovale; Right to left shunt; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVER; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMORBIDITY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS; HUMANS; RISK;

EID: 67651121807     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31819b0fa2     Document Type: Review

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