The diagnosis and management of electrical injuries.
Electrical injuries to the extremity can result in significant local tissue damage and systemic problems. An understanding of the pathophysiology of electrical injuries is critical to the medical and surgical management of patients who sustain these injuries.
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9158, USA. brett.arnoldo@utsouthwestern.edu
Brett D
BD
Arnoldo
Gary F
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Purdue
D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000517:prevention & control; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D016038:Skin Transplantation