Resolution of neurological DCI after long treatment delays
Weisher, D.D.
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Inc 35(3): 159-161
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1066-2936 PMID: 18619110 Document Number: 620490
Weisher D D. Resolution of Neurological DCI after long treatment delays. Undersea Hyperb Med 2008; 35(3):159-161. We report two interesting cases in which both divers sustained a very serious Type 11 decompression sickness. This involved substantial neurological impairment which was successfully treated despite having a delayed treatment time 12 hours or more. The treatment used hyperbaric oxygen recompression therapy with the addition of lidocaine i.v. drip. This first case was in November 2007 and the second was in December 2007 and both patients made excellent recoveries.