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Oxygen, the lung and the diver: friends and foes?
Worldwide, the number of professional and sports divers is increasing. Most of them breathe diving gases with a raised partial pressure of oxygen (P(O(2))). However, if the P(O(2)) is between 50 and 300 kPa (375–2250 mmHg) (hyperoxia), pathological pulmonary changes can develop, known as pulmonary o...
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European Respiratory Society
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9487554/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27903670 http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0049-2016 |
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author | van Ooij, Pieter-Jan A.M. Sterk, Peter J. van Hulst, Robert A. |
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description | Worldwide, the number of professional and sports divers is increasing. Most of them breathe diving gases with a raised partial pressure of oxygen (P(O(2))). However, if the P(O(2)) is between 50 and 300 kPa (375–2250 mmHg) (hyperoxia), pathological pulmonary changes can develop, known as pulmonary oxygen toxicity (POT). Although in its acute phase, POT is reversible, it can ultimately lead to non-reversible pathological changes. Therefore, it is important to monitor these divers to prevent them from sustaining irreversible lesions. This review summarises the pulmonary pathophysiological effects when breathing oxygen with a P(O(2)) of 50–300 kPa (375–2250 mmHg). We describe the role and the limitations of lung function testing in monitoring the onset and development of POT, and discuss new techniques in respiratory medicine as potential markers in the early development of POT in divers. |
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spelling | pubmed-94875542022-11-14 Oxygen, the lung and the diver: friends and foes? van Ooij, Pieter-Jan A.M. Sterk, Peter J. van Hulst, Robert A. Eur Respir Rev Series Worldwide, the number of professional and sports divers is increasing. Most of them breathe diving gases with a raised partial pressure of oxygen (P(O(2))). However, if the P(O(2)) is between 50 and 300 kPa (375–2250 mmHg) (hyperoxia), pathological pulmonary changes can develop, known as pulmonary oxygen toxicity (POT). Although in its acute phase, POT is reversible, it can ultimately lead to non-reversible pathological changes. Therefore, it is important to monitor these divers to prevent them from sustaining irreversible lesions. This review summarises the pulmonary pathophysiological effects when breathing oxygen with a P(O(2)) of 50–300 kPa (375–2250 mmHg). We describe the role and the limitations of lung function testing in monitoring the onset and development of POT, and discuss new techniques in respiratory medicine as potential markers in the early development of POT in divers. European Respiratory Society 2016-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9487554/ /pubmed/27903670 http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0049-2016 Text en Copyright ©ERS 2016. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ERR articles are open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Licence 4.0. |
spellingShingle | Series van Ooij, Pieter-Jan A.M. Sterk, Peter J. van Hulst, Robert A. Oxygen, the lung and the diver: friends and foes? |
title | Oxygen, the lung and the diver: friends and foes? |
title_full | Oxygen, the lung and the diver: friends and foes? |
title_fullStr | Oxygen, the lung and the diver: friends and foes? |
title_full_unstemmed | Oxygen, the lung and the diver: friends and foes? |
title_short | Oxygen, the lung and the diver: friends and foes? |
title_sort | oxygen, the lung and the diver: friends and foes? |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9487554/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27903670 http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0049-2016 |
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