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[Aspirin in decompression sickness]
Jacques Bessereau1, Mathieu Coulange, Nicolas Genotelle
1Pôle RUSH, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France. jacques.bessereau@ap-hm.fr
Objective:
We have performed a survey on the use of aspirin in decompression sickness (DCS) treatment in French hyperbaric centers'. We also conducted a review of literature to determine if aspirin was beneficial to treat human victims of DCS.
Methods:
Prospective observational study investigating French hyperbaric centers' prescription of aspirin to DCS' divers victims. The question we asked by mail or phone to French hyperbaric centers was: Do you give some aspirin to a diver with DCS if this treatment has not been given yet (on the site of accident).
Results:
A large majority of French hyperbaric centers (77.5%) consider aspirin in DCS treatment. However this practice is not consensual. There is no evidence from the literature to support the efficiency of aspirin in DCS.
Conclusions:
Although aspirin is widely used for DCS treatment in France, more research is needed to determine if aspirin is useful.
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