Retrospective Study The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 2023

Evaluating the Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Digital Frostbite.

Cooperman SR, Kruse D, Sachs BD, Cornett B, Choi YJ — The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, 2023

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers performed a multicenter retrospective comparative cohort study to evaluate the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in treating digital frostbite by comparing amputation outcomes between HBOT-treated and non-HBOT-treated groups.

What They Found

The study found a low overall amputation rate of 5.2% across both cohorts. There was no statistical difference in amputation characteristics between patients treated with HBOT and those without. However, patients receiving HBOT had a significantly longer hospital stay (22.2 days) compared to the non-HBOT group (6.39 days).

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a retrospective study, this research is subject to inherent limitations such as potential selection bias and confounding factors.

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Study Details

Study Type	Retrospective Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	37394091
Year Published	2023
Journal	The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
MeSH Terms	Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Frostbite; Humans; Retrospective Studies; Male; Female; Amputation, Surgical; Adult; Treatment Outcome; Middle Aged

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