Steam inhalation therapy: severe scalds as an adverse side effect
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Steam inhalation therapy: severe scalds as an adverse side effect.
BACKGROUND Steam inhalation therapy is often recommended in the treatment of a common cold. However, it has no proven benefit and may in fact have serious adverse side effects in terms of burn injuries. AIM To quantify the human and economic costs of steam inhalation therapy in terms of burn injury. DESIGN AND SETTING A prospective database study of all patients admitted to the burn centres...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of General Practice
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0960-1643,1478-5242
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12x652337