Critical Care in the Severely Burned
| Autor: | Derek M. Culnan, William C. Sherman, Steven E. Wolf, Kevin K. Chung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Resuscitation
medicine.medical_specialty ARDS business.industry Acute kidney injury 030208 emergency & critical care medicine medicine.disease Sepsis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Key factors Inhalation injury Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Intensive care medicine |
| Popis: | Burn critical care is predicated on seven key factors: sufficient goal-directed fluid resuscitation; early burn excision and wound coverage; aggressive antimicrobial and source control of sepsis; aggressive nutritional support; active warming; aggressive physical, occupational, and respiratory therapy; and aggressive and continuous support of organ failures until such time as the patient can heal. This care has reduced mortality over the past three decades, in large part through the development of specialized units for the care of burned patients. In this chapter we discuss the organization of these units and the intellectual edifice underlying a practical approach to burn critical care. |
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