The effect of ice application versus controlled cold therapy on skin temperature when used with postoperative bulky hand and wrist dressings: a preliminary study

Skin temperature of the hands of 12 volunteers was monitored. The hands were placed in bulky dressings and treated with a standard ice bag (group I) or a new cooling blanket (group II). The contralateral hands served as controls. The mean difference in skin temperatures between group I and controls...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of hand therapy 1995-10, Vol.8 (4), p.249-251
Hauptverfasser:	Culp, R W, Taras, J S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bandages Cryotherapy - instrumentation Hand - surgery Humans Ice Postoperative Care Skin Temperature Statistics, Nonparametric Time Factors Wrist - surgery
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