Clinico-pathological profile and outcome of inhalational burns

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 609-613

  Murtaza, Badar ^a   Tamimy, Muhammad Sarmad ^a   Dar, Muhammad Farooq ^b   Aslam, Aneel ^c   Kazmi, Syed Tahawar Mujtaba ^a   Ishaque, Muhammad ^a  

^a Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b PNS Shifa ^*  (Pakistan)

^c National Institute of Heart Diseases National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Inhalational burns; Ventilatory support

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; UREA; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ACCIDENT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG BURN; MORTALITY; PLASTIC SURGERY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SKIN GRAFT; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WOUND; ADULT; BLOOD; FEMALE; MALE; PAKISTAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD PROTEINS; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS, INHALATION; CREATININE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PAKISTAN; PLATELET COUNT; SERUM ALBUMIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA;

EID: 73349131114     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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