Total Burn Care - David Herndon, Rajiv Sood

From resuscitation through reconstruction and rehabilitation, Total Burn Care walks you through every step of the burn management process. In this updated Sixth Edition, leading authority Dr. David N. Herndon is joined by new co-editor and plastic surgeon, Dr. Rajiv Sood, to provide detailed procedural guidelines that benefit everyone on the burn care team. This integrated, multidisciplinary text remains an indispensable resource for general and plastic surgeons, intensivists, anesthetists, and nurses, offering practical guidance on meeting the clinical, physical, psychological, and social needs of every patient.Features abundant, full-color clinical and operative photos, procedural illustrations, diagnostic images, charts, graphs, and diagnostic and treatment algorithms throughoutDiscusses key topics such as infection control, early burn coverage, occupational physical exercise, respiratory therapy, ventilator management, nutritional needs and support, burn nursing, care of outpatient burns, and much moreOffers new and expanded coverage of reconstruction and plastic surgery, rehabilitation methods, and new techniques such as laser therapies for scar reduction and new bio med options, fluid resuscitation, organ support for burn patients, necrotizing soft tissue infections, and TEN/SJSTakes a realistic approach to complications that could arise in the treatment of burn patientsSummarizes key points at the beginning of each chapter for quick referenceProvides access to 15+ proc
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