Burn wound excision and massive blood transfusion did not affect perioperative vancomycin levels

Burns

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 475-477

  Cameron, D R ^a   Muller, M J ^a   Faoagali, J ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Vancomycin; Wound excision

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BURN; BURN INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SKIN GRAFT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0032143531     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(98)00058-8     Document Type: Article

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