Spa-based water procedures and complications in the course of their performance
Persiianova-Dubrova, A.L.; Badalov, N.G.; L'vova, N.V.; Krikorova, S.A.; Tupitsyna, I.I.; Uianaeva, A.I.; Barashkov, G.N.; Povazhnaia, E.L.
Voprosy Kurortologii Fizioterapii i Lechebnoi Fizicheskoi Kultury 6: 40-43
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-8787 PMID: 21384572 Document Number: 646555
The scope of applications of spa-based water procedures have become considerably extended during the recent years; accordingly, the frequency of complications and accidents has increased. The present review considers the possible mechanisms underlying such complications and various factors promoting their development, such as the patients' age and chronic diseases, the use of pharmaceutical products affecting thermoregulation and cardiovascular function. Special attention is given to the influence of alcohol consumption on the frequency of complications, accidents, and sudden death associated with hyperthermal procedures, the possibility of infectious diseases and measures necessary for their prevention.