The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Decompression sickness includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.
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Treatment consists of recompression and oxygen administration, followed by gradual decompression. In recompression, which takes place in a hyperbaric chamber (not available in all hospitals), air pressure is increased to 2.8 absolute atmospheric pressure over 1 to 2 minutes. This rapid rise in pressure reduces the size of the circulating nitrogen bubbles and relieves pain and other clinical effects. During recompression, intermittent oxygen administration, with periodic maximal exhalations, promotes gas bubble diffusion. After symptoms subside and diffusion is complete, a slow decrease of air pressure in the chamber allows for gradual, safe decompression.
Supportive measures include fluid replacement in hypovolemic shock and, sometimes, corticosteroids to reduce the risk of spinal edema. Opioids are contraindicated because they further depress impaired respiration.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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