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From Cholera to Burns: A Role for Oral Rehydration Therapy
According to the practice guidelines of the American Bum Association on burn shock resuscitation, intravenous (i.v.) fluid therapy is the standard of care for the replacement of fluid and electrolyte losses in burn injury of > or = 20% of the total body surface area. However, in mass burn casualties, i.v. fluid resuscitation may be delayed or unavailable. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT), which h...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu676