Abstract
A group of related drugs, the benzopyrones, have been suggested as a therapy for thermal injury. The drugs enhance the removal of oedema fluid from the wound site, thus improving tissue oxygenation. They also stimulate the reticulo-endothelial system (RES), consequently reducing the susceptiblity to infection. Their other advantages are: they inhibit platelet aggregation, preserve red blood cell deformability, reduce the risk of thrombosis, reduce increased capillary fragility and improve glucose transport by the phagocytes and red blood cells.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 143-146 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Burns |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Apr 1976 |
| Externally published | Yes |