CLEARED (Chemicals and Litmus testing with Effective Alkaline Range for Eye Damage): a prospective, interventional study.
CONCLUSIONS: Exclusive implementation of broad-spectrum pH strips may allow greater accuracy and faster management of ocular chemical burns. Availability of narrow-spectrum pH strips may be dangerous clinically by falsely reassuring the examiner with inherent inaccuracy. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PMID: 30246924 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Breazzano MP, Day HR, Tanaka S, Tran U Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research
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