Corneal protection in critically ill patients: A randomized controlled trial of three methods

Clinical Intensive Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-26

  Bates, J ^a,b   Dwyer, R ^a   O'Toole, L ^a   Kevin, L ^a   O'Hegarty, N ^a   Logan, P ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; FLUORESCEIN; LUBRICATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA DISEASE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EYE PROTECTION; GEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATITIS; KERATOPATHY; LAGOPHTHALMOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLEX DISORDER; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 3142727954     PISSN: 09563075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09563070410001661759     Document Type: Article

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