Open AccessImpact of gas emboli and hyperbaric treatment on respiratory function of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)
Author(s) -
Cyril Portugues,
José Luís Crespo-Picazo,
Daniel GarcíaPárraga,
Jordi Altimiras,
Teresa Lorenzo,
Alicia BorqueEspinosa,
Andreas Fahlman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cox074
Subject(s) - biology , hyperbaric oxygen , hyperbaric oxygenation , fishery , anesthesia , medicine
We investigated lung function in bycaught sea turtles with and without gas emboli. Hyperbaric O 2 treatment significantly improves lung function. Pulmonary function testing may be a useful diagnostic tool to assess fisheries induced trauma.
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