The relationship of burn wound fluid to serum creatinine and creatinine clearance.
A case is presented with emphasis on creatinine clearance and burn wound closure. It suggests that the burn wound acts as an extrarenal site for creatinine loss. As a result, renal creatinine clearance may be falsely elevated while the burn wound is open, and closure of the burn wound may affect creatinine clearance.
Sosa
J L
JL
Department of Surgery, University of Miami, FL.
Ward
C G
CG
Hammond
J S
JS
D000328:Adult; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000378:metabolism*; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000378:metabolism; D016038:Skin Transplantation
D003404:Creatinine