Background: We identified the need to modernize frostbite management in our northern
centre and implemented a treatment protocol in 2015. Our aim was to describe the clinical …

Introduction Our objective was to perform a systematic review of the outcomes of various
frostbite treatments to determine which treatments are effective. We also planned to perform …

Purpose We assessed the effectiveness and safety of a 5-day intravenous prostaglandin
(iloprost) protocol at reducing digital amputation for patients with severe frostbite injuries at …

Background Severe frostbite can result in devastating injuries leading to significant morbidity
and loss of function from distal extremity amputation. The modern day management …

Frostbite presentation to hospital is relatively infrequent, and the optimal management of the
more severely injured patient requires a multidisciplinary integration of specialist care …

A 46-year-old man was evacuated by air ambulance to Whitehorse General Hospital from
the Yukon Arctic Ultra race, a 692-km running race. He had been running for 27 hours in …

We performed a scoping review to identify the extent of the literature describing the use of
iloprost in the treatment of frostbite. Iloprost is a stable synthetic analog of prostaglandin I2 …

BackgroundFrostbite is a common yet challenging injury to both diagnose and treat.
McCauley's frostbite treatment protocol consists of 12 treatments that might well represent …

Background Frostbite is a cold injury that has the potential to cause considerable morbidity
and long-term disability. Despite the complexity of these patients, diagnostic and treatment …

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in patients with
severe frostbite in a single institution in northeastern China. Methods The clinical records of …