An analysis of 11,196 burn admissions and evaluation of conservative management techniques

Burns

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 555-561

  Ahuja, R B ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Burn epidemiology; Burn mortality; Conservative burn management

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFIPROM; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; FRAMYCETIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; POVIDONE IODINE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TEICOPLANIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FIRE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; KITCHEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; WORKLOAD;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURNS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036768258     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(02)00069-4     Document Type: Article

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