UK SPORT DIVING MEDICAL COMMITTEE |
We aim to highlight recent research concentrating on fitness to dive issues, and decompression risk assessment. For more information consult the cited reference. The links point to the newsletter edition containing the review.
| Subject | Reviewed | Original reference |
|---|---|---|
| Provocation testing in asthmatics | 07/01 | Badier M, Guillot C, Delpierre S, Fornaris E, Jacquin M. J Asthma 2000;37(8):661-5 |
| Respiratory atopy at 50m | 07/01 | Tetzlaff K, Staschen C,-M, Struck N, Mutzbauer TS. Int J Sports Med 2001;22:85-89 |
| Surface temperature and decompression sickness | 07/01 | Leffler CT. Aviation, Space & Environmental Medicine. 2001;72(5):477-83 |
| Inner ear decompression sickness | 07/01 | Nachum Z, Shupak A, Spitzer O, Sharoni Z, Doweck I, Gordon CR. Laryngoscope 2001;111:851-6 |
| Vestibular findings in professional divers | 07/01 | Sharoni Z, Shupak A, SpitzerO, Nachum Z, Gadoth N. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2001;110:127-131 |
| Chronic sinusitis | 02/01 | Parell GJ, Becker GD. Laryngoscope 2000;110:1358-60 |
| Ascent rate & bubble formation | 02/01 | Carturan D, Boussuges A, Molenat F, Burnet H, Fondarai J, Gardette B. Int J Sport Med 2000;21:459-62 |
| Decongestants at hyperbaric pressure | 02/01 | Taylor DM, O'Toole KS, Auble TE, Ryan CM, Sherman DR. Pharmacotherapy 2000;20(9):1045-50 and 1051-4 |
| Neurological decompression sickness | 10/00 | Wilmshurst P, Bryson P. Clinical Science 2000;99:65-75 |
| Predicting middle ear barotrauma | 10/00 | Uzun C, Adali MK, Tas A, Koten M, Karasalihoglu AR, Devren M. Br J Audiol 2000;34(3):153-63 |
| Bubble production | 10/00 | Carturan D, Boussuges A, Burnet H, Fondarai J, Vanuxem P, Gardette B. Int J Sports Med 1999;20:410-414 |
| Diving medicals in Australia | 10/00 | Simpson G, Roomes D. Med J Aust 1999;171:1595-8 |
| Detection of PFO | 10/00 | Kuhl H, Hoffman R, Merx M et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;34:1823-30 |
| Medical certification | 10/00 | Glen S, White S, Douglas J. Br J Sports Medicine 2000;34:375-8 |
| Submersion or near-drowning | 10/00 | Circulation 2000;102(suppl II) 233-36 |
| Tear film bubbles and decompression sickness | 5/00 | Bennett M. SPUMS 1999;29(4):233-38 and Mekjavic IB, Campbell DG, Jaki P, Dovsak PA Undersea Hyperbaric Medicine 1998;25(4):201-210 and Strath RA, Morariu GI, Mekjavic IB Optometry and Vision Science 1992;69:973-5 |
| Radial keratotomy and diving | 5/00 | Borer RC, Strauss MB. J Cataract Refract Surg 1999;25(12):1620-3 |
| Saturation diving and male fertility | 5/00 | Aitken RJ, Buckingham D, Richardson D, Gardiner JC, Irvine DS. Int J Androl 2000;23(2):116-20 |
| Patent foramen ovale and migraine | 5/00 | Anzola GP, Magoni M, Guindani M, Rozzini L, Dalla Volta G. Neurology 1999;52(8):1622-5 and Del Sette M, Angeli S, Leandri M, Ferriero G, Bruzzone GL, Finocchi C, Gandolfo C. Cerebrovasc Dis 1998;8(6):327-30 |
| Trapped pollen in SCUBA tanks | 5/00 | Astarita C, Gargano D, Di Martino P. Ann Intern Med 2000;132:166-7 |
| Decompression illness and diving fatalities | 10/99 | DAN report, available for ordering on website at www.diversalertnetwork.org based on 1997 statistics |
| Decompression illness in sarcoidosis | 10/99 | Tetzlaff K, Reuter M, Kampen J, Lott C. Aviat Space Environ Med 1999;70(6):594-7 |
| Barontalgia (dental pain during diving) | 10/99 | Lyons KM, Rodda JC, Hood JAA. Military Medicine 1999;164(3):221-227 |
| Inner and middle ear barotrauma | 8/99 | Sheridan MF, Hetherington HH, Hull JJ. Ear Nose Throat J. 1999;78(3):181,184,186-7 |
| Arterial gas embolism | 8/99 | Ries S, Knauth M, Kern R, Klingmann C, Daffertshofer M, Sartor K, Hennerici M. Neurology 1999;52(2):401-5 and Sipinen SA, Ahovuo J, Halonen JP. Undersea Hyperbaric Medicine 1999;26(2):61-5 |
| Longterm safety of diving | 8/99 | Bast-Pettersen R. Aviat Space Envir Med 1999;70:52-7 |
| Diving accidents | 8/99 | Hart A, White S, Conboy P, Bodiwala G, Quinton D. J Accident & Emergency Med 1999;16(3):198-200 |
| Outcome after neurological DCI | 8/99 | Boussuges A, Thirion X, Blanc P, Molenat F, Sainty JM. Undersea Hyperbaric Medicine 1996;23(3):151-5 and Pitkin AD, Benton PJ, Broome JR. Aviat Space Environ Med 1999;70(5):517-21 |
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