Leech on the eye: A novel use for hypertonic saline

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-85

  Partyka, Christopher ^a   Fogg, Toby ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Hypertonic saline; Leech

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; EYE OINTMENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INJURY; EYELID; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEECH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; ANIMALS; EYE; EYE FOREIGN BODIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; LEECHES; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60649108495     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2009.01156.x     Document Type: Article

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