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Latest NFCI papers published

A multi-disciplinary expert panel have published evidence-based clinical guidelines for the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of NFCI. They found studies investigating the treatment of NFCI are limited and therefore the recommendations are based on weak evidence. The expert panel conclude that prevention is key.

Zafren K, Hollis S, Weiss EA, et al. (2023) Prevention and Treatment of Non-freezing Cold Injuries and Warm Water Immersion Tissue Injuries: A Supplement to the Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 34(2):172-181. 

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