Journal article
Beneficial Effects of Extended Growth Hormone Treatment After Hospital Discharge in Pediatric Burn Patients
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study the efficacy of growth hormone given to severely burned children from discharge to 12 months after burn and for 12 months after the drug was discontinued.
SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: We have previously shown that low-dose recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH), given to children after a severe thermal injury, successfully improved lean muscle mass, bone mineral content, and growth. The aim of the present study was to …
Authors
Przkora R; Herndon DN; Suman OE; Jeschke MG; Meyer WJ; Chinkes DL; Mlcak RP; Huang T; Barrow RE
Journal
Annals of Surgery, Vol. 243, No. 6, pp. 796–803
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 2006
DOI
10.1097/01.sla.0000219676.69331.fd
ISSN
0003-4932