title: CT of nontraumatic abdominal fluid collections after initial fluid resuscitation of patients with major burns.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to describe the presence and CT distribution of nontraumatic fluid collections and edema in the abdomen and pelvis after initial fluid resuscitation of patients with major (>/==" BORDER="0"> 25% total body surface area) thermal burns.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Awareness of the presence and expected CT distribution of nontraumatic fluid after initial fluid resuscitation in patients with major burns can assist the radiologist in differentiating such collections from those caused by mechanical trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, FND 216, Division of Emergency Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, PO Box 9657, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Vernon M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Rhea
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sacknoff
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Novelline
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D012151:Resuscitation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed