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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438133603321

Titolo

Burn Care and Treatment : A Practical Guide / / edited by Marc G. Jeschke, Lars-Peter Kamolz, Shahriar Shahrokhi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vienna : , : Springer Vienna : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

3-7091-1133-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JeschkeMarc G

KamolzLars-Peter

ShahrokhiShahriar

Disciplina

617.1106

Soggetti

Surgery

Dermatology

Emergency medicine

Anesthesiology

Nursing

Emergency Medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Pre-hospital, fluid and early management, burn wound evaluation -- Pathophysiology of Brun Injury -- Anaesthesia and Pain Management -- Wound Healing and Wound Care -- Infection Control -- Acute Burn Surgery -- Critical Care of Burn Victims Including Inhalation Injury -- Nutrition of the Burned Patient and Treatment of the Hypermetabolic Response -- Nursing Management of the Burn-injured Person -- Electrical Injury, Chemical Burns, and cold Injury  "Frostbite" -- Long-term Pathophysiology and Consequences of Burns Including Scarring, HTS, Keloids and Scar Treatment, Rehabilitation, Exercise -- Burn Reconstruction.

Sommario/riassunto

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, the book discusses key issues such as pre-hospital treatment, wound care and infection control, burn nursing, and critical care. In



addition, burn reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation for burn victims are described. Written in a concise manner, Burn Care and Treatment provides guidelines for the optimal care in order to improve patient outcome, and thus will be a valuable reference for physicians, surgeons, residents, nurses, and other burn care providers.   .