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Burn Care and Treatment

A Practical Guide

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Editors:
  1. Marc G. Jeschke

    1. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Toronto, Canada

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  2. Lars-Peter Kamolz

    1. , Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

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  3. Shahriar Shahrokhi

    1. , Ross Tilley Burn Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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  • Comprehensive overview of current therapeutic measures in burn management
  • Establishes practical guidelines to improve care and patient outcomes
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Initial Assessment, Resuscitation, Wound Evaluation and Early Care

    • Shahriar Shahrokhi
    Pages 1-12

  3. Pathophysiology of Burn Injury

    • Marc G. Jeschke
    Pages 13-29

  4. Wound Healing and Wound Care

    • Gerd G. Gauglitz
    Pages 31-42

  5. Infections in Burns

    • Shahriar Shahrokhi
    Pages 43-55

  6. Acute Burn Surgery

    • Lars-Peter Kamolz
    Pages 57-65

  7. Critical Care of Burn Victims Including Inhalation Injury

    • Marc G. Jeschke
    Pages 67-89

  8. Nutrition of the Burned Patient and Treatment of the Hypermetabolic Response

    • Marc G. Jeschke
    Pages 91-110

  9. Nursing Management of the Burn-Injured Person

    • Judy Knighton
    Pages 111-147

  10. Electrical Injury, Chemical Burns, and Cold Injury “Frostbite”

    • Shahriar Shahrokhi
    Pages 149-155

  11. Long-Term Pathophysiology and Consequences of a Burn Including Scarring, HTS, Keloids and Scar Treatment, Rehabilitation, Exercise

    • Gerd G. Gauglitz
    Pages 157-165

  12. Burn Reconstruction Techniques

    • Lars-Peter Kamolz, Stephan Spendel
    Pages 167-181

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 183-188
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About this book

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.​  

Editors and Affiliations

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Toronto, Canada

    Marc G. Jeschke

  • , Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Lars-Peter Kamolz

  • , Ross Tilley Burn Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Shahriar Shahrokhi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Burn Care and Treatment

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide

  • Editors: Marc G. Jeschke, Lars-Peter Kamolz, Shahriar Shahrokhi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1133-8

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Wien 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1132-1Published: 19 March 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-1133-8Published: 12 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 188

  • Topics: Surgery, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, Nursing

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