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Objective Estimates of the Probability of Death from Burn Injuries by Ryan, Colleen M, Schoenfeld, David A, Thorpe, William P, Sheridan, Robert L, Cassem, Edwin H, Tompkins, Ronald G

“…Accurate, objective estimates of the probability of death from burn injuries would, as envisioned by Knaus et al., 1 provide clinicians with an explicit basis…”
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Long-term Outcome of Children Surviving Massive Burns by Sheridan, Robert L, Hinson, Michelle I, Liang, Matthew H, Nackel, Anita F, Schoenfeld, David A, Ryan, Colleen M, Mulligan, Janet L, Tompkins, Ronald G

“…CONTEXT Major advances in treatment of burn injuries in the last 20 years have made it possible to save the lives of children with massive burns, but whether…”
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A multicenter review of toxic epidermal necrolysis treated in U.S. burn centers at the end of the twentieth century by Palmieri, T L, Greenhalgh, D G, Saffle, J R, Spence, R J, Peck, M D, Jeng, J C, Mozingo, D W, Yowler, C J, Sheridan, R L, Ahrenholz, D H, Caruso, D M, Foster, K N, Kagan, R J, Voigt, D W, Purdue, G F, Hunt, J L, Wolf, S, Molitor, F

“…Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a potentially fatal disorder that involves large areas of skin desquamation. Patients with TEN are often referred to burn…”
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Skin Substitutes in Burns by Sheridan, Robert L, Tompkins, Ronald G

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Surgical management and epidemiological trends of pediatric electrical burns by Depamphilis, M.A., Cauley, R.P., Sadeq, F., Lydon, M., Sheridan, R.L., Driscoll, D.N., Winograd, J.M.

“…•Reduction in the amount of US pediatric high voltage burns over the past 20 years at our center.•Common international etiologies were a result of poor…”
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Treatment of pain in acutely burned children by Stoddard, F J, Sheridan, R L, Saxe, G N, King, B S, King, B H, Chedekel, D S, Schnitzer, J J, Martyn, J A J

“…The child with burns suffers severe pain at the time of the burn and during subsequent treatment and rehabilitation. Pain has adverse physiological and…”
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Skin substitutes in burns by Sheridan, R.L, Moreno, Carlos

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Staged high-dose epinephrine clysis is safe and effective in extensive tangential burn excisions in children by Sheridan, R.L, Szyfelbein, S.K

“…Prodigious blood loss commonly accompanies extensive tangential burn excisions. Staged high-dose epinephrine clysis may facilitate blood conserving excisional…”
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Current management of purpura fulminans: a multicenter study by Warner, P M, Kagan, R J, Yakuboff, K P, Kemalyan, N, Palmieri, T L, Greenhalgh, D G, Sheridan, R L, Mozingo, D W, Heimbach, D M, Gibran, N S, Engrav, L, Saffle, J R, Edelman, L S, Warden, G D

“…Seven burn centers performed a 10-yr retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with purpura fulminans. Patient demographics, etiology, presentation,…”
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Low-dose inhaled nitric oxide in acutely burned children with profound respiratory failure by Sheridan, Robert L., Zapol, Warren M., Ritz, Ray H., Tompkins, Ronald G.

“…Background: Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) is a rapidly acting selective pulmonary vasodilator that partially reverses the pathophysiology of acute respiratory…”
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Femoral venous access is safe in burned children: An analysis of 224 catheters by Goldstein, Allan M., Weber, Joan M., Sheridan, Robert L.

“…Objective: To document the incidence of septic and mechanical complications associated with femoral venous catheters in a subgroup of patients thought to be at…”
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Death in the burn unit: sterile multiple organ failure by Sheridan, R.L., Ryan, C.M., Yin, L.M., Hurley, J., Tompkins, R.G.

“…It has been our impression over the years that the most common cause of death in our burn patients is multiple organ failure, despite the clinical absence of…”
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Recognition and Management of Hot Liquid Aspiration in Children by Sheridan, Robert L

“…Although infrequently reported, aspiration of hot liquid can occur in conjunction with upper-body scald burns, leading to acute compromise of the small…”
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Acute hand burns in children : Management and long-term outcome based on a 10-year experience with 698 injured hands by SHERIDAN, R. L, BARYZA, M. J, PESSINA, M. A, O'NEILL, K. M, CIPULLO, H. M, DONELAN, M. B, RYAN, C. M, SCHULZ, J. T, SCHNITZER, J. J, TOMPKINS, R. G

“…To document long-term results associated with an coordinated plan of care for acutely burned hands in children. Optimal hand function is a crucial component of…”
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A 10-year experience with toxic epidermal necrolysis by Schulz, J T, Sheridan, R L, Ryan, C M, MacKool, B, Tompkins, R G

“…Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a devastating medication-induced desquamation disorder with a reported mortality rate of 30% to 60% in adults. Data from…”
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Airway management and respiratory care of the burn patient by Sheridan, R L

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Burns in Children Younger Than Two Years of Age: An Experience With 200 Consecutive Admissions by Sheridan, Robert L, Ryan, Colleen M, Petras, Lisa M, Lydon, Martha K, Weber, Joan M, Tompkins, Ronald G

“…Infants less than two years of age have a greater chance of burn injury and can be harder to treat than more mature children. Two hundred children less than 24…”
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Nosocomial infections in pediatric patients with burns by Weber, Joan M., Sheridan, Robert L., Pasternack, Mark S., Tompkins, Ronald G.

“…Background: Nosocomial infections (NI) are believed to occur more commonly in patients with burns than in patients undergoing surgery, but benchmark rates have…”
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A 15-year experience with varicella infections in a pediatric burn unit by Sheridan, R.L., Weber, J.M., Pasternak, M.M., Mulligan, J.M., Tompkins, R.G.

“…Because of their well described global immunosuppression, varicella infection may be hazardous in burned children. It is therefore important to prevent…”
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Emergency management of major hydrofluoric acid exposures by Sheridan, R.L., Ryan, C.M., Quinby, W.C., Blair, J., Tompkins, R.G., Burke, J.F.

“…Exposures of as little as 2.5 per cent of the body surface to concentrated hydrofluoric acid (HF) may be fatal. Survival after major HF exposures is…”
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