Staged management of multiple wounds with complications of disseminated intravascular coagulation and acute renal failure: a case study.
We report the case of a three-year-old child who sustained complications of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and acute renal failure (ARF) following epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis. He had 41 full-thickness wounds all over his body with a total size of about 452 cm2. This article evalu...
| Publicado en: | World Council of Enterostomal Therapists Journal Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 23 - 31 |
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| Formato: | case study pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Cambridge Publishing
Jan-Mar2013
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| Sumario: | We report the case of a three-year-old child who sustained complications of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and acute renal failure (ARF) following epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis. He had 41 full-thickness wounds all over his body with a total size of about 452 cm2. This article evaluates two different methods of caring for his wounds and studies the use of a soft silicone dressing for scar management. |
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