Consensus guidelines for the use of ultrasound for diving research

The International Meeting on Ultrasound for Diving Research produced expert consensus recommendations for ultrasound detection of vascular gas bubbles and the analysis, interpretation and reporting of such data. Recommendations for standardization of techniques to allow comparison between studies in...

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Published inDiving and hyperbaric medicine Vol. 46; no. 1; p. 26
Main Authors Møllerløkken, Andreas, Blogg, S Lesley, Doolette, David J, Nishi, Ronald Y, Pollock, Neal W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia 01.03.2016
Subjects
Biomedical Research - standards
Certification - standards
Decompression Sickness - diagnostic imaging
Diving
Echocardiography, Doppler - standards
Embolism, Air - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Patient Positioning - standards
Patient Selection
Research Design - standards
Risk
Safety - standards
Sweden
Time Factors
Ultrasonography - adverse effects
Ultrasonography - standards
review article
decompression illness
right-to-left shunt
echocardiography
diving research
meetings
bubbles
cardiovascular
Doppler
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Summary:The International Meeting on Ultrasound for Diving Research produced expert consensus recommendations for ultrasound detection of vascular gas bubbles and the analysis, interpretation and reporting of such data. Recommendations for standardization of techniques to allow comparison between studies included bubble monitoring site selection, frequency and duration of monitoring, and use of the Spencer, Kisman-Masurel or Eftedal-Brubakk scales. Recommendations for reporting of results included description of subject posture and provocation manoeuvres during monitoring, reporting of untransformed data and the appropriate use of statistics. These guidelines are available from www.dhmjournal.com.
ISSN:1833-3516