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Decompression Sickness ManagementAka: DCS Management, Recompression Chamber, Recompression Management, Recompression Therapy
- Management
- Air transport no higher than 1000 feet
- Urinary Catheter for spinal DCS
- Decompression chamber (see below)
- Management: Recompression (USN Table 6 Algorithm)
- Recompression mechanism
- Reduces bubble size
- Increases off-gassing of nitrogen
- Outcomes with Recompression
- Majority of DCS patients have good recovery
- Protocol Summary
- Initial recompression
- Depth: 60 feet salt water at 100% Oxygen
- Duration: 60 Minutes
- Next Recompression on Oxygen
- Depth: 30 feet salt water at 100% Oxygen
- Duration: 60 Minutes
- Next Recompression on Room Air
- Depth: 30 feet salt water at room air
- Duration: 60 Minutes
- Initial recompression
- Recompression mechanism
- Resources
- Divers Alert Network (DAN) at Duke UMC
- Emergency Phone: 919-684-8111 (24 hours)
- Nonemergency Phone: 919-684-2948 (weekdays 8-5)
- Divers Alert Network (DAN) at Duke UMC
- References
Decompression chamber therapy (C0199472) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure (T061) |
| ICD9 | 93.97 |
| English | Control of atmospheric pressure and composition in decompression chamber procedure, Decompression chamber, Decompression chamber therapy, Hyperbaric chamber therapy, Recompression therapy |
| Spanish | control de la presion y composicion atmosferica en procedimiento por camara de descompresion, terapia por camara de descompresion |
| Parent Concepts | Respiratory Therapy (C0035239), High ambient pressure therapy (C0418997), Procedure by device (C1285536), Duplicate concept (C1274013), Decompression (C1829459) |
| Sources | ICD9CM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |