Plasma Alpha Amino Nitrogen Levels in Patients with Thermal Burns

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Abstract
INCREASES in the concentration of plasma amino acids following burns have been reported by Glenn, Muus and Drinker1 in calves, and by Harkins and Long2 in rats. The present communication reports a study of the plasma alpha amino nitrogen concentration in human beings with extensive burns.MethodsTwelve patients with severe burns admitted to the Boston City Hospital during the period 1943 to 1945 were studied. The essential details are summarized in Table 1. The area of burn was estimated by the method of Lund and Browder,3 and the depth of burn classified according to the method of Converse and Robb—Smith. . . .

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