Decompression not escharotomy in acute burns

Burns

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 284-292

  Burd, Andrew ^a   Noronha, Frederick V ^a   Ahmed, Kawser ^a   Chan, Jimmy Y W ^a   Ayyappan, T ^a   Ying, S Y ^a   Pang, Peter ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Burns; Compartment syndrome; Decompression; Escharotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; BURN UNIT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION; ESCHAROTOMY; EXPERIENCE; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; LIBRARY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDLINE; PATIENT; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BURNS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FASCIA; HUMANS;

EID: 33645056167     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.11.017     Document Type: Article

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