Cutaneous microcirculatory assessment of the burn wound is associated with depth of injury and predicts healing time

Burns

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 477-482

  Merz, K M ^b   Pfau, M ^c   Blumenstock, G ^d   Tenenhaus, M ^e   Schaller, H E ^c   Rennekampff, H O ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c BG Trauma Center   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn microcirculation; Laser Doppler; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PERFUSION; PREDICTION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; WOUND HEALING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950520001     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.06.195     Document Type: Article

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