Hydrofluoric acid inhalation injury

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 852-855

  Tsonis, Lambros ^a   Hantsch Bardsley, Christina ^a   Gamelli, Richard L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; INHALATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEBULIZATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG INJURY; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; WARFARIN;

EID: 55249096743     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181848b7a     Document Type: Article

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