Use of dextrose 5% in water instead of saline to protect against inadvertent radiofrequency injuries [5]

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1026-1027

  Laeseke, Paul F ^a   Sampson, Lisa A ^a   Winter III, Thomas C ^a   Lee Jr , Fred T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

BILE DUCT INJURY; COOLING; ELECTRIC CURRENT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LETTER; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER STRUCTURE; MELANOMA; PERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; THERMAL INJURY; URINE CATHETER; ANIMAL; BURN; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMAN; NOTE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; BURNS; CATHETER ABLATION; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 16244410765     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.184.3.01841026     Document Type: Letter

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