Frostbite treatment: a systematic review with meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our objective was to perform a systematic review of the outcomes of various frostbite treatments to determine which treatments are effective. We also planned to perform meta-analyses of the outcomes of individual treatments for which suitable data were available.

Main body

We performed a systematic review and meta-analyses in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. We searched PubMed, Cochrane Trials, and EMBase to identify primary references from January 1, 1900, to June 18, 2022. After eliminating duplicates, we screened abstracts to identify eligible studies containing information on treatment and outcomes of Grade 2 to 4 frostbite. We performed meta-analyses of groups of articles that provided sufficient data.

SUBMITTER: Regli IB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10712146 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature