Remote Delivery of Thrombolytics Prior to Transfer to a Regional Burn Center for Tissue Salvage in Frostbite: A Single-center Experience of 199 Patients

• Published in: Journal of burn care & research Vol. 43; no. 1; p. 54
• Main Authors: Carmichael, Heather, Michel, Samuel, Smith, Tyler M, Duffy, Patrick S, Wiktor, Arek J, Lambert Wagner, Anne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 05.01.2022
• Subjects: Adult; Amputation - statistics & numerical data; Burn Units; Colorado; Extremities; Female; Fibrinolytic Agents - therapeutic use; Frostbite - drug therapy; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Transfer; Retrospective Studies; Salvage Therapy; Thrombolytic Therapy - methods; Tissue Plasminogen Activator - therapeutic use; Colorado

While much has been published on the efficacy and safety of systemic thrombolytics in the treatment of acute frostbite, there has been limited investigation into administration outside a tertiary care setting. Here, we present a single-center experience with remote initiation of intravenous tissue p...