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Decompression Summary

Description: Decompression external to the body, most often the slow lessening of external pressure on the whole body (especially in caisson workers, deep sea divers, and persons who ascend to great heights) to prevent DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS. It includes also sudden accidental decompression, but not surgical (local) decompression or decompression applied through body openings.

Key Diseases for which Decompression is Relevant

  1. Pain (Aches) : 125 outcomes 76 studies in 731 results
  2. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 47 outcomes 22 studies in 565 results
  3. Pathologic Constriction (Stenosis) : 44 outcomes 48 studies in 486 results
  4. Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux) : 42 outcomes 40 studies in 518 results
  5. Spinal Stenosis (Stenosis, Spinal) : 40 outcomes 61 studies in 403 results
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Drugs Related to Decompression

  1. Steroids
  2. Titanium
  3. Adrenal Cortex Hormones (Corticosteroids)
  4. Oxygen
  5. Cosmetics
  6. Morphine (MS Contin)
  7. Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)
  8. Iloprost (Ventavis)
  9. Buprenorphine (Subutex)
  10. Pudendal Neuralgia
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Therapies Related to Decompression

  1. Debridement
  2. Laminectomy
  3. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  4. Lasers (Laser)
  5. Transplants (Transplant)
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