Parsimony, simplicity and survival in burn care

Burns

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-198

  Brown, Tim La H ^a   Muller, M J ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CYTOKINE; HORMONE; INFUSION FLUID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BLEEDING; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLOOD VOLUME; BURN; BURN DRESSING; BURN EXCISION; BURN INFECTION; BURN SCAR; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FLUID THERAPY; HEMODILUTION; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; HYPERMETABOLISM; HYPERTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NOSE FEEDING; NUTRITION; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; RESUSCITATION; ROOM VENTILATION; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TOURNIQUET; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037405392     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(03)00015-9     Document Type: Editorial

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