Open AccessProblems with an intrathecal pump in a paraplegic scuba diver
Author(s) -
Brahim Hacene,
Nathalie Draulans,
Tom Theys
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
diving and hyperbaric medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.389
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2209-1491
pISSN - 1833-3516
DOI - 10.28920/dhm48.2.110-111
Subject(s) - scuba diving , medicine , spasticity , context (archaeology) , intrathecal , spinal cord injury , spinal cord , anesthesia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , geology , paleontology , oceanography , psychiatry
Scuba diving with an intrathecal baclofen pump is encouraged for people with spinal cord injury who are suffering from spasticity. However, the diving depth is limited to 10 metres in this context. Proper physician and patient education in this respect is mandatory since non-compliance can lead to an irreversible loss of drug reservoir capacity due to collapse of the bottom shield. We report such an incident in a paraplegic diver diving to depths down to 30 metres' water.