An amphoteric rinse used in the emergency treatment of a serious ocular burn

Burns

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 670-673

  Gerard, Max ^a   Merle, Harold ^b   Chiambaretta, Frédérick ^c   Rigal, Danièle ^c   Schrage, Norbert ^d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE CAYENNE   (French Guiana)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE FORT DE FRANCE   (France)

^c SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOLYTE; ASCORBIC ACID; ATROPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHOTERINE; EYE DROPS; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GENTAMICIN; INDOMETACIN; NEOMYCIN; RETINOL; RIFAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; CORNEA EDEMA; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EYE BURN; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

BURNS, CHEMICAL; DECONTAMINATION; EMERGENCIES; EYE BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOLUTIONS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036842434     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(02)00094-3     Document Type: Article

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