| Literature DB >> 31326282 |
Scott E McIntosh1, Luanne Freer2, Colin K Grissom3, Paul S Auerbach4, George W Rodway5, Amalia Cochran6, Gordon G Giesbrecht7, Marion McDevitt8, Christopher H Imray9, Eric L Johnson10, Prativa Pandey11, Jennifer Dow12, Peter H Hackett13.
Abstract
The Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop a set of evidence-based guidelines for 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 guidelines published in 2014.Keywords: aloe vera; hypothermia; iloprost; rewarming; tPA; thrombolysis
Year: 2019 PMID: 31326282 DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2019.05.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Wilderness Environ Med ISSN: 1080-6032 Impact factor: 1.518