Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Frostbite
- 30 June 2011
- journal article
- practice guideline
- Published by SAGE Publications in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
- Vol. 22 (2), 156-166
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2011.03.003
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 based on the quality of supporting evidence and balance between the benefits and risks/burdens for each modality according to methodology stipulated by the American College of Chest Physicians.Keywords
This publication has 48 references indexed in Scilit:
- Hyperbaric Oxygen: Its Mechanisms and EfficacyPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2011
- EFFECTS OF HAEMODILUTION AND REWARMING WITH REGARD TO DIGITAL AMPUTATION IN FROSTBITE INJURY: AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY IN THE RABBITJournal of Hand Surgery (European Volume), 2002
- The Role of Alcohol in Frostbite InjuryScandinavian Journal of Social Medicine, 1990
- Treatment of experimental frostbite with urokinaseThe Journal of Hand Surgery, 1988
- Experimental and clinical observations on frostbiteAnnals of Emergency Medicine, 1987
- Frostbite InjuriesThe Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 1983
- EVALUATION OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT DEXTRAN IN THE TREATMENT OF FROSTBITEThe Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 1964
- The Effect of Immediate Sympathectomy on Tissue Survival Following Experimental FrostbiteAnnals of Surgery, 1964
- STUDIES ON GANGRENE FOLLOWING COLD INJURY. IX. THE EFFECT OF RUTIN AND OTHER CHEMICAL AGENTS ON THE COURSE OF EXPERIMENTAL FROSTBITE IN RABBITS 12JCI Insight, 1948
- The Functional Pathology of Frostbite and the Prevention of Gangrene in Experimental Animals and HumansScience, 1945