Total Burn Care

by Herndon, David N., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9781437727869
• ISBN10: 1437727867
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-15
• Publisher: W B Saunders Co

Summary

Total Burn Care guides you in providing optimal burn care and maximizing recovery, from resuscitation through reconstruction to rehabilitation! Using an integrated, "team" approach, leading authority David N. Herndon, MD, FACS helps you meet the clinical, physical, psychological, and social needs of every patient. With Total Burn Care, you'll offer effective burn management every step of the way! Effectively manage burn patients from their initial presentation through long-term rehabilitation. Devise successful integrated treatment programs for different groups of patients, such as elderly and pediatric patients. Browse the complete contents of Total Burn Care online and download images, tables, figures, PowerPoint presentations, procedural videos, and more at www.expertconsult.com! Decrease mortality from massive burns by applying the latest advances in resuscitation, infection control, early coverage of the burn, and management of smoke inhalation and injury. Enhance burn patients' reintegration into society through expanded sections on reconstructive surgery (with an emphasis on early reconstruction), rehabilitation, occupational and physical therapy, respiratory therapy, and ventilator management.

Table of Contents

A Brief History of Acute Burn Care Management

Teamwork for Total Burn Care: Burn Centers and Multidisciplinary Burn Teams

Epidemiological, Demographic, and Outcome Characteristics of Burn Injury

Prevention of Burn Injuries

Burn Management in Disasters and Humanitarian Crises

Care of Outpatient Burns

Pre-Hospital Management, Transportation and Emergency Care

Pathophysiology of Burn Shock and Burn Edema

Fluid Resuscitation and Early Management

Evaluation of the Burn Wound: Management Decisions

Enzymatic Debridement of Burn Wounds

Treatment of Infection in Burns

Operative Wound Management

Anesthesia for Burned Patients

The Skin Bank

Alternative Wound Coverings

The Role of Alternative Wound Substitutes in Major Burn Wounds and Burn Scar Resurfacing

The Pathophysiology of Inhalation Injury

Diagnosis and Treatment of Inhalation Injury

Respiratory Care

The Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

The Immunological Response and Strategies for Intervention

Hematologic and Hematopoietic Response to Burn Injury

Significance of the Adrenal and Sympathetic Response to Burn Injury

The Hepatic Response to Thermal Injury

Effects of Burn Injury on Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Vitamin and Trace Element Homeostasis Following Severe Burn Injury

Hypophosphatemia

Nutritional Support of the Burned Patient

Modulation of the Hypermetabolic Response after Burn Injury

Etiology and Prevention of Multisystem Organ Failure

Renal Failure in Association with Thermal Injuries

Critical Care in the Severely Burned: Organ Support and Management of Complications

Burn Nursing

Special Considerations of Age: The Pediatric Burned Patient

Care of Geriatric Patients

Surgical Management of Complications of Burn Injury

Electrical Injuries

Electrical Injury: Reconstructive Problems

Cold-Induced Injury: Frostbite

Chemical Burns

Radiation Injuries and Vesicant Burns

Exfoliative Diseases of the Integument and Soft Tissue Necrotizing Infections

The Burn Problem: A Pathologist's Perspective

Molecular and Cellular Basis of Hypertrophic Scarring

Pathophysiology of the Burn Scar

Comprehensive Rehabilitation of the Burn Patient

Musculoskeletal Changes Secondary to Thermal Burns

Mitigation of Burn-Induced Hypermetabolic and Catabolic Response during Convalescence

Reconstruction of Burn Deformities: An Overview

The Use of Skin Grafts, Skin Flaps and Tissue Expansion in Burn Deformity Reconstruction

Microvascular Technique of Composite Tissue Transfer

Reconstruction of the Head and Neck

Correction of Burn Alopecia

Reconstruction of the Burned Breast

Management of Contractural Deformities Involving the Shoulder (Axilla), Elbow, Hip and Knee Joints in Burned Patients

Care of a Burned Hand and Reconstruction of the Deformities

Management of Burn Injuries of the Perineum

Reconstruction of Burn Deformities of the Lower Extremity

The Ethical Dimension of Burn Care

Intentional Burn Injuries

Functional Sequelae and Disability Assessment

Cost-Containment and Outcome Measures

Management of Pain and Other Discomforts in Burned Patients

Psychiatric Disorders Associated with Burn Injury

Psychosocial Recovery and Reintegration of Patients with Burn Injuries

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