The diagnosis and management of inhalation injury: An evidence based approach

Burns

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 1040-1051

  Deutsch, C J ^a   Tan, A ^a,b   Smailes, S ^a   Dziewulski, P ^a,b  

^a St Andrews Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; INFUSION FLUID; LUNG SURFACTANT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY VENTILATION; HIGH FREQUENCY PERCUSSIVE VENTILATION; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; LUNG BURN; MORTALITY; NEBULIZATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HYPERCAPNIA; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PROCEDURES;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BRONCHOSCOPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEPARIN; HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMANS; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; HYPERCAPNIA; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 85041634740     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: 18791409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2017.11.013     Document Type: Review

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