Principles and Practice of Burn Surgery

Principles and Practice of Burn Surgery

FROM THE PUBLISHER
This book encompasses all of the state-of-the-art techniques currently
available for the care of burn patients. Improved results in survival are due
to advancements in resuscitation, operative techniques, infection control, and
nutritional/metabolic support and are covered in the text, as well as
techniques for burn shock treatment, hypermetabolic response support, new
hemostatic and skin substitutes, pain and psychology support, and
rehabilitation. Prepared with a focus on education and training, this guide
presents the latest strategies and breakthroughs for the care of burn patients
in outpatient, operating room, and intensive care unit settings and introduces
all the relevant information required to apply the latest technologies to the
care of burn patients using a hands-on approach. General surgeons, plastic
surgeons, medical and surgical residents, ER physicians, senior students, and
any kind of physician or burn team member involved in burn treatment either in
community hospitals or burn centers would benefit from the information
presented in this guide, which not only outlines the basics of burn syndrome
but also provides an overview of options for burn treatment. The book has been
organized in a clear and step-wise manner, as if the reader is involved in
weekly grand rounds or in day-to-day work with burn surgeons, anesthetists, or
other burn team members.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Initial management and resuscitation 1
2 General treatment of burned patients 33
3 Diagnosis and treatment of inhalation injury 55
4 Burn wound management and preparation for surgery 85
5 Anesthesia for acute burn injuries 103
6 Principles of burn surgery 135
7 Management of superficial burns 163
8 The small burn 187
9 The major burn 221
10 Surgical approaches to the major burn 249
11 The hand 257
12 The face 281
13 Burn wound care and support of the metabolic response to burn injury and
surgical supportive therapy 291
14 A practical approach to acute burn rehabilitation 317
15 Psychosocial support 365