Effectiveness of local cold application on skin burns and pain after transthoracic cardioversion

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 544-549

  Yava, Ayla ^a   Koyuncu, Aynur ^a   Tosun, Nuran ^a   Kiliç, Selim ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXPANTHENOL; SILICONE GEL; SILVERDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WOUND HEALING PROMOTING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLD TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALING; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOCAL COLD APPLICATION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINUS RHYTHM; SKIN PAIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STERNUM; TRANSTHORACIC CARDIOVERSION; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BURNS; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84862854990     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.098053     Document Type: Article

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