Evaluation of the Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Tissue Perfusion in Patients with Delayed Severe Frostbite by MR Perfusion Imaging; Case Report

Introduction: In the cold damage of the extremity, frostbite is an emergency that can cause limb loss. Since frostbite cases did not occur very frequently and large randomized clinical trials were not sufficient, high-level treatment protocols could not be established. Nowadays, positive results have been obtained in case series in which hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment is applied in frostbite.(1,2 In this case; perfusion magnetic resonance images (MRI) were evaluated before and after HBO treatment in the patient who developed significant edema in both lower limbs, necrosis in the foot and fingers due to frostbites.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Hakan Çomaklı, Abdullah Arslan, Serdar Arslan Source Type: research