Post-Decompression Shock Due to Extravasation of Plasma

Helium and Oxygen Treatment of Severe Air-Diving--Induced Neurologic Decompression Sickness

“…4 (mean\m=+-\SD)and 7.4\m=+-\1.1at presentation vs 7.6\m=+-\2.1 and 8.1\m=+-\1.5 at discharge, respectively (P<.001 and P=.005, respectively). Although the score at presentation was significantly lower for the heliumoxygen\p=m-\treatedgroup (P<.001), no difference was found between the groups' average outcome scores.…”

A brief review: anesthesia for robotic prostatectomy

“…Interaction with endothelial membranes causes increased capillary permeability and extravasation of fluid. This can cause shock, pulmonary edema, and organ failure, especially in the brain [32,33]. In our series of over two thousand cases we have never seen gas embolism, at least not in a clinically apparent magnitude.…”

Post-decompression shock due to extravasation of plasma.

“…In the cases described by Brunner et al (1964) recompression was probably unimportant. Nevertheless if similar cases are encountered it will probably be wise to treat them with simultaneous recompression and plasma transfusion.…”

“…J., 1966, 2, 154-155 Although it has for some time been recognized that extravasation of plasma may play an important part in decompression shock (Masland, 1948;Cotes, 1953), very few cases have been reported in which this has been confirmed by successful treatment with plasma or plasma expanders. Moreover, those which have been reported (Cotes, 1953 ;Brunner et al, 1964;Cockett and Nakamura, 1964) occurred under conditions which are very different from those encountered by industrial workers in compressed air, and may have been thought to be irrelevant to the medical care of such workers. We therefore report a case which followed a normal industrial shift in compressed air (Work in Compressed Air, Special Regulations, 1958).…”