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ScubaDadMiami)
There was just a Rubicon reference about pre-dive hydration. Run a search for that. Probably a good start.
Thanks! Here is the paper that just came out:
Gempp E, Blatteau JE, Pontier JM, Balestra C, Louge P. Preventive Effect Of Pre-Dive Hydration On Bubble Formation In Divers. Br J Sports Med. 2008 Mar 4; [Epub ahead of print] PubMed ID:
18308884 the abstract the published for the last EUBS Meeting gives more detail than the pubmed version. (
EUBS listed under Newsletters/ EJUHM on left, file is Volume 8 Number 3.)
Here are a few select references from that paper:
9 Skogland S, Hope A, Sundland H, et al. Effect of water deprivation and decompression on venous gas emboli in conscious rats. Proceedings of the XXXIInd Annual Meeting of the European Underwater and Baromedical Society; 23-26 Aug 2006;Bergen, Norway;2006:29-31. (NOTE: Volume 6 link above)
10 Broome JR, Kittel CL, Dick EJ. Failure of pre-dive hydration status to influence neurological DCI rate in pigs. Undersea Hyperb Med 1995;22(suppl):52. (NOTE: will be added to the
RRR when we have a chance to get to 1995)
11 Fahlman A, Dromski DM. Dehydration effects on the risk of severe decompression sickness in a swine model. Aviat Space Environ Med 2006;77:102-6. (NOTE: ASEM is online
here but not all content is free)
12 Leni P, Menu JP, Laforest F, et al. Extracellular dehydration induces functional motor spinal deficit after severe decompression in the rabbit. Proceedings of the XXVIIth Annual Meeting of the European Underwater and Baromedical Society; 12-16 Sep 2001;Hamburg, Germany;2001:13-17. (NOTE: Volume 2 linked above)
13 Plafki C, Almeling M, Welslau W. Dehydration-a risk for decompression accident in diving. Dtsch Z Sportmed 1997;48:242-4.
15 Regnard J, Roy C, Peyras C, et al. Dehydration is common after sport diving. Proceedings of the XIVth Annual Meeting of the European Underwater and Baromedical Society; 5-9 Sep 1988;Aberdeen, Scotland,UK;1988:47-9.
17 Hjelde A, Koteng S, Eftedal O, et al. Surface tension and bubble formation after decompression in the pig. Appl Cardiopulm Pathophysiol 2000;9: 47-52.
18 Walder DN. Serum surface tension and its relation to the decompression sickness of aviators. J Physiol Lond. 1948;107:43-44 (NOTE: This is the supplement and it is an abstract. Full work of this study is
Walder. 1945. The Surface Tension of the Blood Serum in "Bends". Royal Air Force Technical Report)
35 Hjelde A, Brubakk AO. Variability in serum surface tension in man. Appl Cardiopulm Pathophysiol 2000;9: 9-12.
Also of interest would be:
Conkin J. A literature survey: fluid balance in animals and man and its influence on decompression sickness. Houston, TX: Technology Incorporated; 1983:1-27. (NOTE: will be added to the
RRR when we have a chance to get to it)
I have a friend translating this one for me but we do not have permission to add it to the RRR:
K-P Munchen. 1971. [Decompression Experiments with Animals as a Function of the Water Balance of the Organism] Deutsche Luft- und Raumfahrt. Forschungsbericht 71-20.
Hope this helps get you started... as for fatigue... well, I'd have to find a good starting point and have not personally looked into it. The tools for searching are getting better. Have fun!