Journal article
Acute Renal Dysfunction in Severely Burned Adults
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Factors contributing to mortality in burned children with acute renal failure have been identified; however, they have not been identified in thermally injured adults.
METHODS: The records of 1,404 acutely burned adults admitted to the Blocker Burn Unit were reviewed. Seventy-six patients with acute renal dysfunction and burns covering more than 30% of their total body surface area with a full-thickness component greater than 10% …
Authors
Chrysopoulo MT; Jeschke MG; Dziewulski P; Barrow RE; Herndon DN
Journal
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 141–144.
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
January 1999
DOI
10.1097/00005373-199901000-00024
ISSN
2163-0755