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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="color:black">50% oxygen breathing during decompression, but not 99% oxygen breathing, was associated with significantly reduced flow-mediated dilatation in the brachial artery.</span></span></span>'''</span>
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">50% oxygen breathing during decompression, but not 99% oxygen breathing, was associated with significantly reduced flow-mediated dilatation in the brachial artery.</span></span></span>'''</span>
  
 
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="color:black">Clinical bottom line</span></span></span>'''</span>
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'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"="">1. 99% reduced the bubble numbers after provocation<br/> 2. 50% oxygen decompression reduced FMD compared to either of the other breathing gases.</span></span></span>'''
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'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:">1. 99% oxygen decompression reduced the bubble numbers after provocation<br/> 2. 50% oxygen decompression reduced FMD compared to either of the other breathing gases.</span></span></span>'''
  
 
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="color:black">Citation/s:</span></span></span>'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="color:black">1.Ribicic IŠ, Valic M, Božic J, Obad A, Glavaš D, Glavicic I, Valic Z. Influence of oxygen enriched gases during decompression on bubble formation and endothelial function in self-contained underwater breathing apparatus diving: a randomized controlled study. Croatian medical journal. 2019 Jun;60(3):265.</span></span></span></span><br/> &nbsp;
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Citation/s:</span></span></span>'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">1.Ribicic IŠ, Valic M, Božic J, Obad A, Glavaš D, Glavicic I, Valic Z. Influence of oxygen enriched gases during decompression on bubble formation and endothelial function in self-contained underwater breathing apparatus diving: a randomized controlled study. Croatian medical journal. 2019 Jun;60(3):265.</span></span></span></span><br/> &nbsp;
  
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="color:black">Three-part Clinical Question:</span></span></span>'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="color:black">For rebreather divers, does altering the proportion of oxygen in the breathing gas result in any differences in venous bubbling or endothelial function?<br/> '''Search Terms:''' Rebreather; nitrrox; venous gas embolism</span></span></span></span>
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Three-part Clinical Question:</span></span></span>'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">For rebreather divers, does altering the proportion of oxygen in the breathing gas result in any differences in venous bubbling or endothelial function?<br/> '''Search Terms:''' Rebreather; nitrrox; venous gas embolism</span></span></span></span>
  
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="color:black">The Study:</span></span></span>'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="color:black">Non-blinded randomised controlled trial with intention-to-treat.<br/> '''The Study Patients:''' Fit adult experienced divers with no significant comorbidities or history of decompression illness.<br/> '''Control group''' (N = 10; 10 analysed): Air dive to 45msw with V-planner calculated decompression stops on air for a total dive time of 65 minutes.<br/> '''Experimental group''' (N = 10; 10 analysed): Same bottom time and depth but V-planner calculated decompression stops with 50% oxygen (from 21 msw, total dive time 45 mins) and 99% oxygen (from 6 msw and total dive time 43 mons).</span></span></span></span>
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">The Study:</span></span></span>'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Non-blinded randomised controlled trial with intention-to-treat.<br/> '''The Study Patients:''' Fit adult experienced divers with no significant comorbidities or history of decompression illness.<br/> '''Control group''' (N = 10; 10 analysed): Air dive to 45msw with V-planner calculated decompression stops on air for a total dive time of 65 minutes.<br/> '''Experimental group''' (N = 10; 10 analysed): Same bottom time and depth but V-planner calculated decompression stops with 50% oxygen (from 21 msw, total dive time 45 mins) and 99% oxygen (from 6 msw and total dive time 43 mons).</span></span></span></span>
  
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="color:black">The Evidence:</span></span></span>'''</span>
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="color:black">Comments:</span></span></span>'''<br/> <span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:" times="" new="" roman",serif"=""><span style="color:black">1. Ten individuals did the three dives in a random order with one day off between each dive.<br/> 2. Brachial arterial flow mediated dilatation (FMD) was measured using % dilatation after a five minute occlusion of flow.<br/> 3, Bubble grade data analysed by Friedman repeated measures analysis of variance.<br/> 4. FMD difference was statistically significant between 50% oxygen and either of the other two conditions by two way repeated measures ANOVA with Tukey test, P=0.03 in the paper.<br/> 5. The FMD was expected to decrease further with 99% oxygen than 50% oxygen so this finding is surprising.</span></span></span></span>
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">Comments:</span></span></span>'''<br/> <span style="font-size:13.5pt"><span style="font-family:"><span style="color:black">1. Ten individuals did the three dives in a random order with one day off between each dive.<br/> 2. Brachial arterial flow mediated dilatation (FMD) was measured using&nbsp;% dilatation after a five minute occlusion of flow.<br/> 3, Bubble grade data analysed by Friedman repeated measures analysis of variance.<br/> 4. FMD difference was statistically significant between 50% oxygen and either of the other two conditions by two way repeated measures ANOVA with Tukey test, P=0.03 in the paper.<br/> 5. The FMD was expected to decrease further with 99% oxygen than 50% oxygen so this finding is surprising.</span></span></span></span>
  
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50% oxygen breathing during decompression, but not 99% oxygen breathing, was associated with significantly reduced flow-mediated dilatation in the brachial artery.

 

Clinical bottom line

1. 99% oxygen decompression reduced the bubble numbers after provocation
2. 50% oxygen decompression reduced FMD compared to either of the other breathing gases.

Citation/s:1.Ribicic IŠ, Valic M, Božic J, Obad A, Glavaš D, Glavicic I, Valic Z. Influence of oxygen enriched gases during decompression on bubble formation and endothelial function in self-contained underwater breathing apparatus diving: a randomized controlled study. Croatian medical journal. 2019 Jun;60(3):265.
 

Three-part Clinical Question:For rebreather divers, does altering the proportion of oxygen in the breathing gas result in any differences in venous bubbling or endothelial function?
Search Terms: Rebreather; nitrrox; venous gas embolism

The Study:Non-blinded randomised controlled trial with intention-to-treat.
The Study Patients: Fit adult experienced divers with no significant comorbidities or history of decompression illness.
Control group (N = 10; 10 analysed): Air dive to 45msw with V-planner calculated decompression stops on air for a total dive time of 65 minutes.
Experimental group (N = 10; 10 analysed): Same bottom time and depth but V-planner calculated decompression stops with 50% oxygen (from 21 msw, total dive time 45 mins) and 99% oxygen (from 6 msw and total dive time 43 mons).

The Evidence:

 

Measure

Air Group

50% oxygen Group

Difference

95% CI

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Flow mediated vasodilatation (%) at 30 mins

8.14

3.61

3.62

5.57

4.5

-16.2 to 25.2

 

Non-Event Outcomes

Time to outcome/s

Control group

Experimental group

P-value

Bubble Grade after provocation with cough (Eftedal and Brubakk score)

30 mins

3

1

0.026

Comments:
1. Ten individuals did the three dives in a random order with one day off between each dive.
2. Brachial arterial flow mediated dilatation (FMD) was measured using % dilatation after a five minute occlusion of flow.
3, Bubble grade data analysed by Friedman repeated measures analysis of variance.
4. FMD difference was statistically significant between 50% oxygen and either of the other two conditions by two way repeated measures ANOVA with Tukey test, P=0.03 in the paper.
5. The FMD was expected to decrease further with 99% oxygen than 50% oxygen so this finding is surprising.

Appraised by:Mike Bennett m.bennett@unsw.edu.au; Monday, 21 December 2020
Kill or Update By: December 2022