Rationale for early tangential excision and grafting in burn patients

Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-12

  Kisslaogglu, E ^a,b   Yuksel F ^a   Uccar, C ^a   Karacaogglu, E ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Burn; Early excision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN EXCISION; CHILD; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SKIN GRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 0030909594     PISSN: 03230414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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