Citation

Barat AK, Puri HC, Ray N. Ann. R. Coll. Surg. Engl. 1978; 60(4): 332-335.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Royal College of Surgeons of England)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27134

PMCID

PMC2492138

Abstract

A total of 847 cases of cold injury occurred within the short space of 2 weeks during the Indo-Pakistan conflict in Kashmir in December 1971. The management of these cases and their end results are described. A combination of drugs consisting of low-molecular-weight dextran, an anti-inflammatory agent, and a vasodilator was tried with encouraging results. A conservative attitude towards ablation of necrosed tissues paid good dividends.

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