The effect of prophylactic topical steroid cream on the incidence and severity of cutaneous burns following external DC cardioversion

Resuscitation

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-184

  Ambler, Jonathan J S ^a   Zideman, David A ^b   Deakin, Charles D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Burn injury; Defibrillation; Drug therapy; Electric countershock; Pain

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE VALERATE; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ERROR; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 18144387936     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.11.014     Document Type: Article

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