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Decompression sickness events (all divers).
|
RLS Positive
|
RLS Negative
|
p-value | |
| n | 28 | 120 | |
| Confirmed DCS (n) | 8 | 10 | |
| DCS (%) | 28.6 | 8.3 | |
| DCS incidence per 10,000 dives | 5.16 | 1.95 | 0.039 |
| Possible DCS (n) | 1 | 9 | |
| Total (confirmed + possible DCS) (%) | 32.1 | 15.8 | |
| Total incidence per 10,000 dives | 5.81 | 3.70 | 0.26 |
| HBO treatment for DCS (n) | 4 | 5 | |
| Skin DCS (cutis marmorata) (n) | 4 | 9 | |
| Vestibular/cochlear DCS (n) | 6 | 3 | |
| Spinal cord DCS (n) | 1 | 5 | |
