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Arterial Gas Embolism and Decompression Sickness

Tom S. Neuman

University of California-San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California 92103-8676
Decompression sickness occurs when a sufficiently large gas phase forms within the tissues of the body after a reduction in ambient pressure. Arterial gas embolism occurs secondary to pulmonary barotrauma when gas is forced into the pulmonary vasculature. Although they may clinically present in a similar fashion, the underlying pathophysiology of the two conditions is quite different.

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