Frauen und DCS

Haben Frauen ein höheres DCS Risiko als Männer? Kurz gesagt: Nein. Wir besprechen die Studien, die es bisher zu der Frage gibt, und erklären, warum das vermeintlich höhere Risiko für Frauen, das in der aktuellen Studie von DAN angegeben wird, so nicht haltbar ist. Wer die Quellen nachlesen will: Cialoni, D., Pieri, M., Balestra, C., & Marroni, A. (2017). Dive risk factors, Gas Bubble formation, and decompression illness in recreational SCUBA diving: Analysis of DAN Europe DSL data base. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(SEP). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01587 Conkin, J. (2004). Gender and Decompression Sickness: A Critical Review and Analysis. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/2... Denoble, P. J., Ranapurwala MPH, S. I., Vaithiyanathan, P., Clarke, R. E., & Vann, R. D. (2012). Per-capita claims rates for decompression sickness among insured Divers Alert Network members (Vol. 39, Issue 3). Hagberg, M., & Örnhagen, H. (2003). Incidence and risk factors for symptoms of decompression sickness among male and female dive masters and instructors-a retrospective cohort study. Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, 30(2), 93–102. Lee, V., St Leger Dowse, M., & Edge, C. J. (2003). Decompression Sickness in Women: A Possible Relationship with the Menstrual Cycle. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 74(11), 1177–1182. https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... Leger Dowse, St. M., Bryson, P., Gunby, A., & Fife, W. (2002). Comparative Data from 2250 Male and Female Sports Divers: Diving Patterns and Decompression Sickness. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 73(8), 743–749. Marroni, A., Kot, J., Pieri, M., Pelliccia, R., & Balestra, C. (2026). Identification of DCS risk factors in recreational diving: multifactorial model based on the DAN DSL Database 2024. International Maritime Health, 77(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.5603/imh.108038 Salm, A. (2017). post-publication comment on: Dive risk factors, Gas Bubble formation, and decompression illness in recreational SCUBA diving: Analysis of DAN Europe DSL data base. 8. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28029...