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Burn wound healing and treatment: review and advancements

Burns are a prevalent and burdensome critical care problem. The priorities of specialized facilities focus on stabilizing the patient, preventing infection, and optimizing functional recovery. Research on burns has generated sustained interest over the past few decades, and several important advance...

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Autores principales: Rowan, Matthew P., Cancio, Leopoldo C., Elster, Eric A., Burmeister, David M., Rose, Lloyd F., Natesan, Shanmugasundaram, Chan, Rodney K., Christy, Robert J., Chung, Kevin K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4464872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26067660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-015-0961-2
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author Rowan, Matthew P.
Cancio, Leopoldo C.
Elster, Eric A.
Burmeister, David M.
Rose, Lloyd F.
Natesan, Shanmugasundaram
Chan, Rodney K.
Christy, Robert J.
Chung, Kevin K.
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description Burns are a prevalent and burdensome critical care problem. The priorities of specialized facilities focus on stabilizing the patient, preventing infection, and optimizing functional recovery. Research on burns has generated sustained interest over the past few decades, and several important advancements have resulted in more effective patient stabilization and decreased mortality, especially among young patients and those with burns of intermediate extent. However, for the intensivist, challenges often exist that complicate patient support and stabilization. Furthermore, burn wounds are complex and can present unique difficulties that require late intervention or life-long rehabilitation. In addition to improvements in patient stabilization and care, research in burn wound care has yielded advancements that will continue to improve functional recovery. This article reviews recent advancements in the care of burn patients with a focus on the pathophysiology and treatment of burn wounds.
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spelling pubmed-44648722015-06-14 Burn wound healing and treatment: review and advancements Rowan, Matthew P. Cancio, Leopoldo C. Elster, Eric A. Burmeister, David M. Rose, Lloyd F. Natesan, Shanmugasundaram Chan, Rodney K. Christy, Robert J. Chung, Kevin K. Crit Care Review Burns are a prevalent and burdensome critical care problem. The priorities of specialized facilities focus on stabilizing the patient, preventing infection, and optimizing functional recovery. Research on burns has generated sustained interest over the past few decades, and several important advancements have resulted in more effective patient stabilization and decreased mortality, especially among young patients and those with burns of intermediate extent. However, for the intensivist, challenges often exist that complicate patient support and stabilization. Furthermore, burn wounds are complex and can present unique difficulties that require late intervention or life-long rehabilitation. In addition to improvements in patient stabilization and care, research in burn wound care has yielded advancements that will continue to improve functional recovery. This article reviews recent advancements in the care of burn patients with a focus on the pathophysiology and treatment of burn wounds. BioMed Central 2015-06-12 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4464872/ /pubmed/26067660 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-015-0961-2 Text en © Rowan et al. 2015 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
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