The treatment of alkaline burns of the skin by neutralization

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1918-1921

  Andrews, Kris ^b   Mowlavi, Arian ^b   Milner, Stephen M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; ACETIC ACID; CAUSTIC AGENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; WATER;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAUSTIC BURN; CELL REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; RAT; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE INJURY; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL BURN; INJURY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PH; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; WISTAR RAT;

ACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRRIGATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SKIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; WATER;

EID: 0038415790     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000058953.16695.A7     Document Type: Article

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