A prospective single-blind randomised clinical trial comparing two treatment tables for the initial management of mild decompression sickness.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Limited evidence suggests that shorter recompression schedules may be as efficacious as the US Navy Treatment Table 6 (USN TT6) for treatment of milder presentations of decompression sickness (DCS). This study aimed to determine if divers with mild DCS could be effectively treated with a shorter chamber treatment table.

Methods

All patients presenting to the Fremantle Hospital Hyperbaric Medicine Unit with suspected DCS were assessed for inclusion. Participants with mild DCS were randomly allocated to receive recompression in a monoplace chamber via either a modified USN TT6 (TT6m) or a shorter, custom treatment table (FH01). The primary outcome was the number of treatments required until resolution or no further improvement (plateau).

Results

Forty-one D

SUBMITTER: Banham N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9522606 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature