Hyperbaric treatment for decompression sickness: current recommendations.

The article reports the hyperbaric treatment for decompression sickness. Topics include how decompression sickness (DCS) is caused by formation of bubbles in tissues and blood when the sum of dissolved gas pressures exceeds ambient pressure; and the diagnosis of DCS based on careful evaluation of the circumstances of the dive, the presence of known risk factors, and the post-dive latency and nature of the manifestations.