Treatment of frostbites. Analysis of results in twenty patients with buflomedil chlorhydrate
Foray, J.; Baisse, P.E.; Mont, J.P.; Cahen, C.
La Semaine des Hopitaux Organe Fonde Par l'Association d'Enseignement Medical des Hopitaux de Paris 56(9-10): 490-497
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-1777 PMID: 6244676 Document Number: 157226
Twenty cases of mountain frostbites of various degrees are presented, showing that buflomedil hydrochloride allows an improvement of the usual treatment of frostbites. Two protocols were used: 1) in 8 patients, after the usual treatment (bath at 38 degrees C, dextran perfusion, heparintherapy, antibiotherapy), buflomedil hydrochlorhydrate was administered by perfusion of 8 vials/day, during 10 days; 2) in 12 patients, buflomedil was injected directly by intravenous route on their arrival in the Emergency room. When the injection is given early, a potentiation of the effects of the warm bath is observed, and in two cases, this therapy has perhaps allowed to avoid the amputation.