DAN Medical Research
Liveaboard Doppler : Results

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Usable data were from 6 trips made between 1989-1999 where 281 repetitive, multi-day dive profiles were collected and analyzed. The total number of subjects in the analyzed data was 67 (46 males: 21 females). Of the 281 dives reviewed, no DCS occurred in monitored dives. One subject was treated after a later dive that was not part of the project.

Doppler detected venous gas emboli were:

• Grade 0 – 27%
• Grade 1 – 37%
• Grade 2 – 25%
• Grade 3 – 11%

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