Immediate treatment of frostbite using rapid rewarming in tea decoction followed by combined therapy of pentoxifylline, aspirin & vitamin C

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 116, Issue JULY, 2002, Pages 29-34

  Purkayastha, S S ^a   Bhaumik, Shri G ^a   Chauhan, S K S ^a   Banerjee, P K ^a   Selvamurthy, W ^a  

^a Ministry of Defence Government Of India   (India)

Author keywords

Armed Forces; Cold injury; High altitude; Rats; Therapeutic treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; PENTOXIFYLLINE; SULFADIAZINE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FREEZING; INFECTION; LEG; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; RAT; RECORDING; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL; TEA; THAWING; TISSUE INJURY; TISSUE PRESERVATION; WARMING;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPIRIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FROSTBITE; HEAT; HEMATOLOGIC AGENTS; MALE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLUTIONS; TEA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036663926     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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