Œdème pulmonaire d’immersion [Immersion pulmonary edema]

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serval:BIB_C7CEE1A9B367
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Publications
Institution
Title
Œdème pulmonaire d’immersion [Immersion pulmonary edema]
Journal
Revue medicale suisse
Author(s)
Desgraz B., Sartori C., Saubade M., Héritier F., Gabus V.
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
12/07/2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Number
569
Pages
1324-1328
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Immersion pulmonary edema may occur during scuba diving, snorke-ling or swimming. It is a rare and often recurrent disease, mainly affecting individuals aged over 50 with high blood pressure. However it also occurs in young individuals with a healthy heart. The main symptoms are dyspnea, cough and hemoptysis. The outcome is often favorable under oxygen treatment but deaths are reported. A cardiac and pulmonary assessment is necessary to evaluate the risk of recurrence and possible contraindications to immersion.
Keywords
Diving, Humans, Pulmonary Edema/etiology, Pulmonary Edema/therapy
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