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Title: | Amputation risk factors in severely frostbitten patients |
Author: | Carceller, Anna Javierre Garcés, Casimiro F. Ríos Alcolea, Martín Viscor Carrasco, Ginés |
Keywords: | Amputació Factors de risc en les malalties Congelació (Patologia) Amputation Risk factors in diseases Frostbite |
Issue Date: | 15-Apr-2019 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Abstract: | In recent years, the incidence of frostbite has increased among healthy young adults who practice winter sports (skiing, mountaineering, ice climbing and technical climbing/alpinism) at both the professional and amateur levels. Moreover, given that the population most frequently affected is healthy and active, frostbite supposes a substantial interruption of their normal activity and in most cases is associated with long-term sequelae. It particularly has a higher impact when the affected person's daily activities require exposure to cold environments, as either sports practices or work activities in which low temperatures are a constant (ski patrols, mountain guides, avalanche forecasters, workers in the cold chain, etc.). Clinical experience with humans shows a limited reversibility of injuries via potential tissue regeneration, which can be fostered with optimal medical management. Data were collected from 92 frostbitten patients in order to evaluate factors that represent a risk of amputation after severe frostbite. Mountain range, years of expertise in winter mountaineering, time elapsed before rewarming and especially altitude were the most important factors for a poor prognosis. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081351 |
It is part of: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019, vol. 16, num. 8, p. e1351 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/132335 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16081351 |
ISSN: | 1661-7827 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia) |
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