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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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2010-01-01
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Series: | GMS German Medical Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.egms.de/en/journals/gms/2010-8/000117.shtml |