Mortality in pediatric burns in the Prague Burns Centre (1994-1997)

Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 79-82

  Kripner, J ^a,b   Broz L ^a   Konigova R ^a   Bouska I ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Prague Burns Centre   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Infection; Mortality; Multiple organ failure; Pediatric burns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BURN; BURN SHOCK; CHILD; CZECH REPUBLIC; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 0031660566     PISSN: 00015423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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