| Literature DB >> 25498262 |
Scott E McIntosh1, Matthew Opacic2, Luanne Freer3, Colin K Grissom4, Paul S Auerbach5, George W Rodway6, Amalia Cochran7, Gordon G Giesbrecht8, Marion McDevitt9, Christopher H Imray10, Eric L Johnson11, Jennifer Dow12, Peter H Hackett13.
Abstract
The Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop a set of evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and treatment of frostbite. We present a review of pertinent pathophysiology. We then discuss primary and secondary prevention measures and therapeutic management. Recommendations are made regarding each treatment and its role in management. These recommendations are graded on the basis of the quality of supporting evidence and balance between the benefits and risks or burdens for each modality according to methodology stipulated by the American College of Chest Physicians. This is an updated version of the original guidelines published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2011;22(2):156-166.Entities:
Keywords: aloe vera; frostbite; frostbite prevention; hypothermia; rewarming; thrombolysis
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25498262 DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.09.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Wilderness Environ Med ISSN: 1080-6032 Impact factor: 1.518