Transdermal fluid loss in severely burned patients

Introduction: The skin protects against fluid and electrolyte loss. Burn injury does affect skin integrity and protection against fluid loss is lost. Thus, a systemic dehydration can be provoked by underestimation of fluid loss through burn wounds. Purpose: We wanted to quantify transdermal fluid lo...

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Main Authors: Lange, Thomas, Mailänder, Peter, Siemers, Frank, Stang, Felix H., Stollwerck, Peter L., Namdar, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2010-01-01
Series:GMS German Medical Science
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/en/journals/gms/2010-8/000117.shtml