This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Drs. Charles Scott Hultman and Michael W. Neumeister, is devoted to Burn Care: Rescue, Resuscitation, Resurfacing. Articles in this comprehensive issue include: Lessons Learned from Major Disasters: From Cocoanut Grove to 9/11; Disaster Preparedness and Response in the 21st Century; Prevention, Advocacy, Legislation; 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teams:Integrating the Workforce; Financial Impact of Burns; Innovations in Burn Wound Assessment and Care; Hemodynamic Monitoring and Resuscitation; Management of Pulmonary Failure: From the VDR to ECMO; Infection Control: Iimmunosuppression and Management of HAIs; Neuro ICU and Perioperative Sedation/Analgesia; Nutrition, Metabolism, Endocrine; Patient Safety in Burn Patients: From the ICU to Rehab; Dermatologic Emergencies and the Role of the Burn Center; Pediatric Burn Care; Timing and Type of Excision:EBM Guidelines; Skin Substitutes and Bioscaffolds: Temporary and Permanent Coverage; Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells: Regeneration of the Skin and its Contents; Chemical, Electrical, and Radiation Injuries; Perineal Burns and Child Abuse; Negative Pressure Wound Therapy; Chronic Burn Wounds: HBO, Growth Factors, Marjolin's; and Acute Management of Hand Burns.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xv 8. Rescue - p. xv 9. Lessons Learned from Burn Disasters in the Post-9/11 Era - p. 435 10. Disaster Preparedness and Response for the Burn Mass Casualty Incident in the Twenty-first Century - p. 441 11. Burn Injuries: Prevention, Advocacy, and Legislation - p. 451 12. Negligent and Inflicted Burns in Children - p. 467 13. Burn Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - p. 479 14. Global Burn Care: Education and Research - p. 485 15. Resuscitation - p. 493 16. Acute Fluid Management of Large Burns: Pathophysiology, Monitoring, and Resuscitation - p. 495 17. Inhalation Injury: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment - p. 505 18. Management of Pulmonary Failure after Burn Injury: From VDR to ECMO - p. 513 19. Rational Selection and Use of Antimicrobials in Patients with Burn Injuries - p. 521 20. Sedation and Pain Management in Burn Patients - p. 535 21. Metabolic and Endocrine Considerations After Burn Injury - p. 541 22. Clinician’s Guide to Nutritional Therapy Following Major Burn Injury - p. 555 23. Acalculous Cholecystitis in Burn Patients: Is There a Role for Percutaneous Cholecystostomy? - p. 567 24. Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Thermal Injury: A Review of Risk Assessment Tools and Current Knowledge on the Effectiveness and Risks of Mechanical and Chemical Prophylaxis - p. 573 25. Burn Center Care of Patients with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - p. 583 26. Life-threatening Skin Disorders Treated in the Burn Center: Impact of Health care–associated Infections on Length of Stay, Survival, and Hospital Charges - p. 597 27. Pediatric Burn Care: Unique Considerations in Management - p. 603 28. Patient Safety in Burn Care: Application of Evidence-based Medicine to Improve Outcomes - p. 611 29. Resurfacing - p. 618 30. Surgical Excision of Burn Wounds: Best Practices Using Evidence-Based Medicine - p. 619 31. Skin Substitutes and Bioscaffolds: Temporary and Permanent Coverage - p. 627 32. Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering: Regeneration of the Skin and Its Contents - p. 635 33. Even Better Than the Real Thing? Xenografting in Pediatric Patients with Scald Injury - p. 651 34. Chemical, Electrical, and Radiation Injuries - p. 657 35. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Burns - p. 671 36. Management of the Chronic Burn Wound - p. 679 37. Index - p. 689
This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Drs. Charles Scott Hultman and Michael W. Neumeister, is devoted to Burn Care: Rescue, Resuscitation, Resurfacing. Articles in this comprehensive issue include: Lessons Learned from Major Disasters: From Cocoanut Grove to 9/11; Disaster Preparedness and Response in the 21st Century; Prevention, Advocacy, Legislation; 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teams:Integrating the Workforce; Financial Impact of Burns; Innovations in Burn Wound Assessment and Care; Hemodynamic Monitoring and Resuscitation; Management of Pulmonary Failure: From the VDR to ECMO; Infection Control: Iimmunosuppression and Management of HAIs; Neuro ICU and Perioperative Sedation/Analgesia; Nutrition, Metabolism, Endocrine; Patient Safety in Burn Patients: From the ICU to Rehab; Dermatologic Emergencies and the Role of the Burn Center; Pediatric Burn Care; Timing and Type of Excision:EBM Guidelines; Skin Substitutes and Bioscaffolds: Temporary and Permanent Coverage; Tissue Engineering and Stem Cells: Regeneration of the Skin and its Contents; Chemical, Electrical, and Radiation Injuries; Perineal Burns and Child Abuse; Negative Pressure Wound Therapy; Chronic Burn Wounds: HBO, Growth Factors, Marjolin's; and Acute Management of Hand Burns.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xiii 7. Preface - p. xv 8. Rescue - p. xv 9. Lessons Learned from Burn Disasters in the Post-9/11 Era - p. 435 10. Disaster Preparedness and Response for the Burn Mass Casualty Incident in the Twenty-first Century - p. 441 11. Burn Injuries: Prevention, Advocacy, and Legislation - p. 451 12. Negligent and Inflicted Burns in Children - p. 467 13. Burn Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - p. 479 14. Global Burn Care: Education and Research - p. 485 15. Resuscitation - p. 493 16. Acute Fluid Management of Large Burns: Pathophysiology, Monitoring, and Resuscitation - p. 495 17. Inhalation Injury: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment - p. 505 18. Management of Pulmonary Failure after Burn Injury: From VDR to ECMO - p. 513 19. Rational Selection and Use of Antimicrobials in Patients with Burn Injuries - p. 521 20. Sedation and Pain Management in Burn Patients - p. 535 21. Metabolic and Endocrine Considerations After Burn Injury - p. 541 22. Clinician’s Guide to Nutritional Therapy Following Major Burn Injury - p. 555 23. Acalculous Cholecystitis in Burn Patients: Is There a Role for Percutaneous Cholecystostomy? - p. 567 24. Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Thermal Injury: A Review of Risk Assessment Tools and Current Knowledge on the Effectiveness and Risks of Mechanical and Chemical Prophylaxis - p. 573 25. Burn Center Care of Patients with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - p. 583 26. Life-threatening Skin Disorders Treated in the Burn Center: Impact of Health care–associated Infections on Length of Stay, Survival, and Hospital Charges - p. 597 27. Pediatric Burn Care: Unique Considerations in Management - p. 603 28. Patient Safety in Burn Care: Application of Evidence-based Medicine to Improve Outcomes - p. 611 29. Resurfacing - p. 618 30. Surgical Excision of Burn Wounds: Best Practices Using Evidence-Based Medicine - p. 619 31. Skin Substitutes and Bioscaffolds: Temporary and Permanent Coverage - p. 627 32. Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering: Regeneration of the Skin and Its Contents - p. 635 33. Even Better Than the Real Thing? Xenografting in Pediatric Patients with Scald Injury - p. 651 34. Chemical, Electrical, and Radiation Injuries - p. 657 35. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Burns - p. 671 36. Management of the Chronic Burn Wound - p. 679 37. Index - p. 689
