Resuscitation tables: A useful tool in calculating preburns unit fluid requirements

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 245-249

  Lindford, A J ^a,b   Lim, P ^a   Klass, B ^a   Mackey, S ^a   Dheansa, B S ^a   Gilbert, P M ^a  

^a QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Toolo Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; BURN; CONTINGENCY TABLE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; RESUSCITATION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 64949110946     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.058123     Document Type: Article

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