Risk of Thrombosis and Mechanisms of Activation of Hemostasis in Divers after Diving

Abstract

The risks of decompression sickness and its complications in professional divers and amateur divers with various methods of diving in real and simulated conditions are considered. The pathogenesis of disorders of the plasma and vascular hemostasis system under the influence of environmental factors on the body during various types of dives is discussed. Generalization of the research results showed that the mechanisms of activation of thrombosis under this influence are complex and are caused by microbubble-mediated platelet activation as well as by development of endothelial dysfunction, oxidative and psychophysiological stress. The study of hemostasis parameters in professional and amateur divers can be one of the main methods of assessing the risk of its development. The considered means of preventing thrombosis during diving and decompression, according to the results of the works included in the review, are quite effective.