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Emerg Nurse. 2002 May 01;10(2):7. doi: 10.7748/en.10.2.7.s11.

Use of heparin in burns management.

Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association

Lynda Holt

PMID: 27237698 DOI: 10.7748/en.10.2.7.s11

Abstract

Burn studies in humans and animals that have tested large doses of heparin topically and parenterally have produced significant therapeutic results. Relieved pain, enhanced healing, and smooth skin were findings. Fewer resuscitation fluids, fewer lung and intestinal complications, and fewer infections were reported. These burn studies revealed that heparin had anti-inflammatory, neoangiogenic, collagen-restoring, and epithelialising effects in addition to its anti-coagulating effects.

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