"'CAISSON' WORKING IN BLADDER SURGERY."

Decompression sickness in caisson workers.

El Ghawabi, S. H., Mansour, M. B., Youssef, F. L., El Ghawabi, M. H., and Abd El Latif, M. M. (1971). Brit. J. industr. Med., 28, 323-329. Decompression sickness in caisson workers. An investigation of 55 bridge construction workers is reported. The overall bends rate was 097 %. (The term 'bends' as used in this study is defined in the paper.) Chokes were encountered in 67-27% of workers. A cli...

Aseptic necrosis of bone in caisson disease.

Caisson disease, or decompression sickness, is encountered when a raised atmospheric pressure on the body is reduced too rapidly and excess gases which have been held in solution in the blood and tissue fluids are set free as their solubility decreases. Typically the condition is manifested by tingling and paraesthesia, itching of the skin, and by bone and joint pains. The symptoms vary within ...

Munchausen's syndrome simulating caisson disease.

Caisson disease in Thailand: Death rate

Caisson disease is an important condition that can be seen in diver. It is an important form of decompression illness that requires proper therapeutic management[1,2]. The problem can be sporadically seen in any coastal country. In Thailand, as a country with a long coastal line of more than one thousand kilometers, this problem can be seen. According to the recent report, this condition is an ...

Bladder function after ambulatory surgery

Micturition is a complex process under both involuntary and voluntary control. A variety of pathological conditions, as well as certain surgical and anesthetic procedures cause urinary retention, which may have long lasting consequences. Patients undergoing ambulatory surgery have traditionally been required to void prior to discharge; however, this practice is increasingly being questioned. Ul...