Escharotomy and decompressive therapies in burns

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 759-768

  Orgill, Dennis P ^a   Piccolo, Nelson ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Pronto Socorro Para Queimaduras   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ESCHAROTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE PRESSURE;

BURNS; DEBRIDEMENT; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 70349661667     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181b47cd3     Document Type: Review

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