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. 1972 Jun;25(6):473–477. doi: 10.1136/jcp.25.6.473

Disordered blood coagulation in burned children receiving high molecular weight dextran

Trevor Thomas 1,2, Arthur Morris 1,2, Michael S Rose 1,2
PMCID: PMC477359  PMID: 5043372

Abstract

Coagulation studies were performed on nine children with burns. Four of these children received treatment which included intravenous dextran; all four showed abnormalities of coagulation and two of them developed a bleeding state. No abnormalities of haemostasis were detected in the remaining five children who had comparable degrees of burns but whose treatment did not include intravenous dextran.

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