What Researchers Did
This case report describes the delayed hyperbaric oxygen treatment of two patients with severe frostbite injuries to their feet.
What They Found
Two patients (a 62-year-old female and a 58-year-old male) with frostbite to both feet, sustained 28 days prior, received daily hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
The female patient, after 25 sessions, showed remarkable tissue preservation requiring only partial amputation of one toe, while the male patient, after 30 sessions, experienced quick demarcation leading to early surgical amputation of both front feet.
Canadian Relevance
This study has no direct Canadian connection as it reports on cases treated in the Netherlands after injuries sustained in the Himalayas.
Study Limitations
As a case report involving only two patients, the findings of this study cannot be generalized to a larger population.