Diving Hyperb Med
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The aim of this study was to review patients with iatrogenic cerebral gas embolism (CGE) referred to The Alfred Hospital hyperbaric unit to determine whether hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) reduced morbidity and mortality. ⋯ Appropriate treatment of CGE with hyperbaric oxygen was found to be impeded by delays in diagnosis and subsequent transfer of patients. Better neurological outcome was associated with HBOT within eight hours of CGE.