Use of an amphoteric lavage solution for emergency treatment of eye burns: First animal type experimental clinical considerations

Burns

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 782-786

  Schrage, Norbert Franz ^a   Kompa, Sirpa ^a   Haller, Wolfram ^a   Langefeld, Stéphanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Amphotere; Burns; Cornea; Diphoterine ; Emergency

Indexed keywords

AMPHOLYTE; DIPHOTERINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CAUSTIC BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA BURN; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; PH; RABBIT;

ALKALIES; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CORNEA; CORNEAL OPACITY; CORNEAL ULCER; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EYE BURNS; IRRIGATION; MODELS, ANIMAL; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036894438     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(02)00194-8     Document Type: Article

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