Cecal perforation in thermal injury: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 371-374

  Moore, Laura J ^a   Patel, Subash ^b   Kowal Vern, Areta ^c   Latenser, Barbara A ^a,c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^c Sumner L Koch Burn Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLORPROMAZINE; CIMETIDINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ENOXAPARIN; FAMOTIDINE; HALOPERIDOL; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMIPENEM; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; THIORIDAZINE; ZINC;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES UNIFORMIS; BURN; CASE REPORT; CECOSTOMY; COLON PERFORATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; SEPSIS; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; THERMAL INJURY; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0036862434     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-200211000-00003     Document Type: Article

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