An audit of corneal abrasion management following the introduction of local guidelines in an accident and emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 526-529

  Thyagarajan, S K ^a   Sharma, V ^a   Austin, S ^a   Lasoye, T ^a   Hunter, P ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CODYDRAMOL; CYCLOPENTOLATE; EYE DROPS; IBUPROFEN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABRASION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANESTHETICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CORNEA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; EYE INJURIES; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748059837     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.032557     Document Type: Article

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