Epidemiology and outcome of suspected inhalational burn injury in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital
Background: Approximately 6–20% of burned patients have a concurrent inhalational injury, and the combination of inhalational injury and cutaneous injury may increase the patient’s risk for increased mortality. Objective: To assess the epidemiology and outcomes of burns associated inhalational injur...
Main Authors: | Pius Agbenorku, Manolo Agbenorku, Jonathan Bayuo, Nana Yaa Odamea Asare |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-04-01
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Series: | Burns Open |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912218300798 |
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