Gaye Ulubay, Sevinc Sarinc Ulasli, Ozgur Karacan, Tuna Gumus, Fusun Eyuboglu Oner
Department of Pulmonary Disease, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Heart Lung. 2007 Nov-Dec;36(6):450-3. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.02.007.
This case report describes massive pulmonary embolism in a patient as a complication of decompression illness. Twenty-four hours after a scuba dive, a 50-year-old man developed acute pulmonary hypertension and decompression sickness that produced bilateral embolism in the lung at day 6 of hospitalization. He had no risk factor for pulmonary embolism earlier except smoking. Decompression sickness that RESULTS in formation of bubbles of inert gas is a risk for both aviators and divers. The present case strongly suggests that micro-bubbles may cause life-threatening massive pulmonary embolism.
本病例报告描述了一名患者因减压病并发症发生的大面积肺栓塞。在一次水肺潜水24小时后，一名50岁男性出现急性肺动脉高压和减压病，在住院第6天导致双侧肺栓塞。他此前除吸烟外无肺栓塞危险因素。导致惰性气体气泡形成的减压病对飞行员和潜水员来说都是一种风险。本病例强烈提示微气泡可能导致危及生命的大面积肺栓塞。
