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Table 2 Skin temperature measurements during cryotherapy treatment

From: Continuous-flow cryocompression therapy penetrates to bone level in hip fracture patients in a numerical simulation

Subject no.

BMI

Timing

Pressure

NRS

Core temp. (°C)

Minimal skin temperature (°C)

Trochanter

Mid femur

Distal femur

Contralateral

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

1

18.7

POD 1

Low

POD 2

High*

3

0

37.1

37.1

21

34

POD 3

High

1

1

36.3

37.0

18

11.5

14

36

2

32.6

POD 1

Low

3

3

37.0

36.6

27

20

16

34.5

POD 2

Medium

8

5

37.2

37.2

12

19

16

34

POD 3

High

3

3

36.6

36.6

10.5

20.5

31

34

3

23.6

POD 1

Low

0

0

38.7

36.5

13

18.5

10

31

POD 2

Medium

0

0

38.3

37.9

24

24

15

33.5

POD 3

High

0

0

37.8

36.9

26

11.5

14.5

34.5

  1. POD postoperative day, NRS numeric rating scale, 0–10
  2. *Pressure was incorrectly set to high-pressure at day 2
  3. Auricular measurement