Main description:

The second edition of this practical guide offers a comprehensive summary of the most important and most immediate therapeutic approaches in the assessment and treatment of burn injuries. Taking into account age-specific needs in pediatric, adult, and elderly burn patients, several chapters on key issues - such as pre-hospital treatment, wound care and infection control, burn nursing, critical care, burn reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation for burn victims - have now been updated. In addition, the book has been supplemented with the latest information on fluid resuscitation, organ support for burn patients, necrotizing soft tissue infections, and TEN/SJS. Written in a concise manner, the updated edition of this book provides essential guidelines for optimal care to improve patient outcomes, and thus will be a valuable reference resource for physicians, surgeons, residents, nurses, and other burn care providers.

Contents:

Initial Assessment, Resus, Wound, early care.- Pathophysiology.- Wound healing and Wound care.- Infection in Burns.- Acute Burn Surgery.- Critical Care.- Metabolism and Nutrition.- Nursing Management.- Rehabilitaiton and Therapy.- Mental Health.- Pain and Agitation Management.- Electrical Injury, Chemical Burns, and Cold Injury "Frostbite".- Long-term sequelae of burn injury.- Burn Reconstruction Techniques.- Long-term outcomes, QoL.