New concepts in wound management

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-245

  Schremmer, Robert D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; ADRENALIN; COCAINE; CYANOACRYLIC ACID OCTYL ESTER; EMLA; LIDOCAINE; LIPOSOME; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MAXON; POLYGLACTIN; SUTURE MATERIAL; TAP WATER; TETANUS TOXOID; TETRACAINE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; LACERATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PAIN; SURGICAL GLOVE; TETANUS; WOUND CARE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND IRRIGATION;

EID: 12444283818     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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