Using thrombolytics in frostbite injury

Until recently, the treatment of frostbite injuries has been limited to supportive care only, with mediocre outcomes. The use of thrombolytic therapy has been presented in a limited fashion in the literature since 2005. This case study describes the work-up and treatment of a patient with severe fro...

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Autores principales: Gross, Eric A, Moore, Johanna C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440898/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22988410
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.99709
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description Until recently, the treatment of frostbite injuries has been limited to supportive care only, with mediocre outcomes. The use of thrombolytic therapy has been presented in a limited fashion in the literature since 2005. This case study describes the work-up and treatment of a patient with severe frostbite injury who received tPA. We then discuss thrombolytic therapy in more detail, with particular attention to the two studies outlining different treatment regimens.
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spelling pubmed-34408982012-09-17 Using thrombolytics in frostbite injury Gross, Eric A Moore, Johanna C J Emerg Trauma Shock Case Report Until recently, the treatment of frostbite injuries has been limited to supportive care only, with mediocre outcomes. The use of thrombolytic therapy has been presented in a limited fashion in the literature since 2005. This case study describes the work-up and treatment of a patient with severe frostbite injury who received tPA. We then discuss thrombolytic therapy in more detail, with particular attention to the two studies outlining different treatment regimens. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3440898/ /pubmed/22988410 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.99709 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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