Burns, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery

By
Robert Cartotto, MD, FRCS(C)

Description
This issue covers all aspects of treatment of the burned patient, from closure and excision of the burn wound to management and reconstruction of the burn scar. Also included are articles on the hypermetabolic response to burn injury and interventions to modify this response; fluid resuscitation of acutely burned patients; airway management and smoke inhalation injury; antimicrobial agents and dressings for the burn wound, including skin substitutes and skin grafts; and rehabilitation from significant burn injury.

Included in series
The Clinics: Surgery