Care of the Critically Injured Burn Patient

Care of the Critically Injured Burn Patient

Care of the critically injured burn patient presents unique challenges to the intensivist. Certified burn centers are rare and geographically sparse, necessitating that much of the initial management of patients with severe burn injuries must happen in the pre-burn center setting. Severe burn injuri...

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Published in:Annals of the American Thoracic Society Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 880 - 889
Main Authors: Bagley, Brent A, Senthil-Kumar, Prabhu, Pavlik, Lauren E, Nabi, Fatima M, Lee, Molly E, Hartman, Brett C, Khan, Babar A, Smith, Joseph P, Carlos, W Graham
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States American Thoracic Society 01-06-2022
Subjects:
Airway management
Burns
Intensive care
Palliative care
carbon monoxide poisoning
bronchoalveolar lavage
smoke inhalation injury
airway management
bronchoscopy
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Summary:Care of the critically injured burn patient presents unique challenges to the intensivist. Certified burn centers are rare and geographically sparse, necessitating that much of the initial management of patients with severe burn injuries must happen in the pre-burn center setting. Severe burn injuries often lead to a wide range of complications that extend beyond the loss of skin integrity and require specialized care. As such, medical intensivists are often called on to stabilize these critically injured patients. This focused review outlines the clinical care of these medically complex patients, including airway management, postburn complications, volume resuscitation, nutrition, and end-of-life care.
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ISSN:2329-6933
2325-6621
DOI:10.1513/AnnalsATS.202110-1099CME