Oscar Plogmark, Mårten Silvanius, Max Olsson, Carl Hjelte, Magnus Ekström, Oskar Frånberg
INTRODUCTION: Quantifying inert gas wash-out is crucial to understanding the pathophysiology of decompression sickness. In this study, we developed a portable closed-circuit device for measuring inert gas wash-out and validated its precision and accuracy both with and without human subjects. METHODS: We developed an exhalate monitor with sensors for volume, temperature, water vapor and oxygen. Inert gas volume was extrapolated from these inputs using the ideal gas law...
December 20, 2023: Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine: the Journal of the South Pacific Underwater Medicine Society