The Role of Inert Gas Exchange and Population Statistics in Studies of Decompression Sickness
Abstract
Mass transfer models were combined with dose-response analysis to yield more insight into the fundamental etiology of decompression sickness. Data are presented that would favor a four-tissue model of a hamster from an inert gas exchange point of view: (1) lung, (2) a fast tissue with a time constant corresponding to the cardiac output per gram of tissue, and (3,4) two slow tissues (time constant 6.3 and 25.5 min) corresponding to those tissue sites susceptible to bubble nucleation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- ADA004667
Entities
People
- E. Hardenbergh
- Richard G. Buckles
Organizations
- Naval Medical Research Center