Adverse clinical outcomes associated with elevated blood alcohol levels at the time of burn injury

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 784-789

  Silver, Geoffrey M ^a,b   Albright, Joslyn M ^a   Schermer, Carol R ^a   Halerz, Marcia ^a   Conrad, Peggie ^a   Ackerman, Paul D ^a   Lau, Linda ^a   Emanuele, Mary Ann ^a   Kovacs, Elizabeth J ^a   Gamelli, Richard L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FLUID RETENTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RESUSCITATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BURNS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50849133542     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31818481bc     Document Type: Article

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