• Colonic Fermentation Promotes Decompression sickness in RatsPeer reviewedOpen access 

      08 février 2016, Demaistre, Sébastien; Vallée, Nicolas; Gempp, Emmanuel; LAMBRECHTS, Kate; Louge, Pierre; Duchamp, Claude; Blatteau, Jean-Eric, HE Bruxelles Brabant
      Article scientifique
      Massive bubble formation after diving can lead to decompression sickness (DCS). During dives with hydrogen as a diluent for oxygen, decreasing the body's H2 burden by inoculating hydrogen-metabolizing microbes into the gut reduces the risk of DCS. So we set out to investigate if colonic fermentation leading to endogenous hydrogen production promotes DCS in fasting rats. Four hours before an experimental ...