Journal Article and Summary Rotation 7 LTC

     The name of the article I chose was “Interventions for frostbite injury” by Lorentenz et al and was published to the Cochrane database of systematic reviews in December of 2020. The article is based on a systematic review to assess the benefits and harms of different management options for frostbite injuries. Within regard to intervention the study looked at forms of intervention such as pharmacological therapy, topical treatments, and rewarming techniques. For primary outcomes it looked at incidence of amputations and rate of serious adverse events such as any medical occurrence that resulted in death, life threatening, or led to … Continue reading Journal Article and Summary Rotation 7 LTC