Thrombolytic Therapy in the Acute Management of Frostbite Injuries
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Use of Intra-arterial Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Treatment of Frostbite in 62 Patients with Review of Thrombolytic Therapy in Frostbite
Amputations are common after severe frostbite injuries, often mediated by postinjury arterial thrombosis. Since 1994, the authors have performed angiography to identify perfusion deficits in severely frostbitten digits and treated these lesions with intraarterial infusion of thrombolytic agents, usually combined with papaverine to reduce vasospasm. A retrospective review was performed of patien...
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عنوان ژورنال: Air Medical Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1067-991X
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2010.08.006