Burn resuscitation index: A simple method for calculating fluid resuscitation in the burn patient

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 616-623

  Kahn, Steven A ^a   Schoemann, Mark ^a   Lentz, Christopher W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN RESUSCITATION INDEX; CALCULATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PARKLAND FORMULA; SURGEON;

ALGORITHMS; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY WEIGHT; BURNS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 77954956448     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181e4d6ee     Document Type: Article

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