Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy with Iloprost Improves Digit Salvage in Severe Frostbite Compared to Iloprost Alone

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy with Iloprost Improves Digit Salvage in Severe Frostbite Compared to Iloprost Alone

<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Frostbite is a freezing injury that can lead to amputation. Current treatments include tissue rewarming followed by thrombolytic or vasodilators. Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy might decrease the rate of amputation by increasing cellular oxygen availabi...

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Main Authors: Marie-Anne Magnan, Angèle Gayet-Ageron, Pierre Louge, Frederic Champly, Thierry Joffre, Christian Lovis, Rodrigue Pignel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
frostbite
classification
hyperbaric oxygen therapy
cold disease
prognosis
amputation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/11/1284

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