Carceller, AnnaJavierre Garcés, Casimiro F.Ríos Alcolea, MartínViscor Carrasco, Ginés2019-04-232019-04-232019-04-151661-7827https://hdl.handle.net/2445/132335In 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.8 p.application/pdfengcc-by (c) Carceller, Anna et al., 2019http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esAmputacióFactors de risc en les malaltiesCongelació (Patologia)AmputationRisk factors in diseasesFrostbiteinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article6898072019-04-23info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess30991721