Preconditioning methods and mechanisms for preventing the risk of decompression sickness in scuba divers: a review

E Gempp, JE Blatteau - Research in Sports Medicine, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Scuba divers are at risk of decompression sickness due to the excessive formation of gas
bubbles in blood and tissues following ascent, with potentially subsequent neurological …

Gas nuclei, their origin, and their role in bubble formation

JE Blatteau, JB Souraud, E Gempp… - Aviation, space, and …, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
Blatteau JE, Souraud JB, Gempp E, Boussuges A. Gas nuclei, their origin, and their role in
bubble formation. Aviat Space Environ Med 2006; 77: 1068–1076. Gas bubbles are the …

Risk factors and treatment outcome in scuba divers with spinal cord decompression sickness

E Gempp, JE Blatteau - Journal of critical care, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study was designed to determine the recompression strategy and the
potential risk factors associated with the development of severe diving-related spinal cord …

Prognostic factors of spinal cord decompression sickness in recreational diving: retrospective and multicentric analysis of 279 cases

JE Blatteau, E Gempp, O Simon, M Coulange… - Neurocritical care, 2011 - Springer
Background This study aims to determine the potential risk factors associated with the
development of severe diving-related spinal cord decompression sickness (DCS). Methods …

Preventive effect of pre-dive hydration on bubble formation in divers

E Gempp, JE Blatteau, JM Pontier… - British journal of sports …, 2009 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective: To investigate whether prehydration 90 min before a dive could decrease bubble
formation, and to evaluate the consequent adjustments in plasma volume (PV), water …

MRI findings and clinical outcome in 45 divers with spinal cord decompression sickness

E Gempp, JE Blatteau, E Stephant… - Aviation, space, and …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Gempp E, Blatteau JE, Stephant E, Pontier JM, Constantin P, Pény C. MRI findings and
clinical outcome in 45 divers with spinal cord decompression sickness. Aviat Space Environ …

Reversible myocardial dysfunction and clinical outcome in scuba divers with immersion pulmonary edema

E Gempp, P Louge, A Henckes, S Demaistre… - The American Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Immersion pulmonary edema in scuba divers is a rare disorder that tends to recur and can
be potentially fatal, even in the absence of underlying cardiac disease. Anecdotal cases of …

Predive sauna and venous gas bubbles upon decompression from 400 kPa

JÉ Blatteau, E Gempp, C Balestra… - Aviation, space, and …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Blatteau J-É, Gempp E, Balestra C, Mets T, Germonpre P. Predive sauna and venous gas
bubbles upon decompression from 400 kPa. Aviat Space Environ Med 2008; 79: 1100–5 …

Aerobic exercise 2 hours before a dive to 30 msw decreases bubble formation after decompression

JE Blatteau, E Gempp, FM Galland… - Aviation, space, and …, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
Blatteau J-É, Gempp E, Galland FM, Pontier JM, Sainty JM, Robinet C. Aerobic exercise 2
hours before a dive to 30 msw decreases bubble formation after decompression. Aviat …

Haemodynamic changes induced by submaximal exercise before a dive and its consequences on bubble formation

JE Blatteau, A Boussuges, E Gempp… - British journal of sports …, 2007 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a submaximal exercise performed 2 h before a
simulated dive on bubble formation and to observe the haemodynamic changes and their …