Mortality determinants in massive pediatric burns: An analysis of 103 children with ≤80% TBSA burns (≤70% full-thickness)

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 225, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 554-569

  Wolf, Steven E ^a   Rose, J Keith ^a   Desai, Manubhai H ^a   Mileski, Joan P ^a   Barrow, Robert E ^a   Herndon, David N ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; SKIN GRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0031425945     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199705000-00012     Document Type: Article

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