Heparin/N-acetylcysteine: An adjuvant in the management of burn inhalation injury. A study of different doses.

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 182.e1-182.e4

  Elsharnouby, Noha M ^a   Eid, Hala E A ^a   Abou Elezz, Nahla F ^a   Aboelatta, Yasser A ^a  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy score; Coagulation profile; Duration of mechanical ventilation; Inhalation injury; Lung inhalation injury score; Mortality; Nebulized heparin N acetylcysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG BURN; LUNG INJURY SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEBULIZATION; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

BRONCHOSCOPY SCORE; COAGULATION PROFILE; DURATION OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION; INHALATION INJURY; LUNG INHALATION INJURY SCORE; MORTALITY; NEBULIZED HEPARIN/N-ACETYLCYSTEINE;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; BURNS, INHALATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EXPECTORANTS; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 85058205833     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.06.017     Document Type: Article

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