Preventing exposure keratopathy in the critically ill: A prospective study comparing eye care regimes

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1068-1069

  Ezra, D G ^a   Lewis, G ^a   Healy, M ^a   Coombes, A ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LACTOFERRIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHEMOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KERATOPATHY; OPHTHALMOSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEAR FILM;

ACRYLAMIDES; AGAR; CHLOROBUTANOL; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; KERATITIS; LANOLIN; MINERAL OIL; PETROLATUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 23144449566     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2004.062406     Document Type: Article

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