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Master of Public Health

Upon admission coagulation and platelet function in patients with thermal and electrical injuries.

AUTHORS

Wade CE , Baer LA , Cardenas JC , Folkerson LE , Nutall-Aurora K , Cotton BA , Matijevic N , Holcomb JB , Cross JM , Huzar T , . Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries. 2016 9 28; ().

ABSTRACT

There has been increased focus on hemostatic potential and function in the initial assessment of the patient with traumatic injuries, that not been extensively studied in patients with burns. We proposed to determine the hemostatic potential of patients with burns upon admission to the emergency department and contrasted their condition with that of healthy controls and patients with other traumatic injuries. In addition we assessed differences due to thermal versus electrical injury and evaluated the effect of burn size.

There has been increased focus on hemostatic potential and function in the initial assessment of the patient with traumatic injuries, that not been extensively studied in patients with burns. We proposed to determine the hemostatic potential of patients with burns upon admission to the emergency department and contrasted their condition with that of healthy controls and patients with other traumatic injuries. In addition we assessed differences due to thermal versus electrical injury and evaluated the effect of burn size.

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