Acute Surgical Management of the Burn Patient

Anju B Saraswat; James H Holmes 4th

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2023.01.008

Acute Surgical Management of the Burn Patient

Surg Clin North Am. 2023 Jun;103(3):463-472. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2023.01.008. Epub 2023 Mar 21.

Authors

Anju B Saraswat¹, James H Holmes 4th²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, AHWFB Burn Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, 5th Floor Watlington Hall, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. Electronic address: asaraswa@wakehealth.edu.
² Section of Burns, Department of Surgery, AHWFB Burn Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, 5th Floor Watlington Hall, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.

PMID: 37149382
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2023.01.008

Abstract

Burn management has developed over time to encompass care that includes more than just survival but also quality of life and successful reintegration into society. Identification of burns that require timely operative intervention supports the goals of excellent functional and aesthetic outcomes in burn survivors. Appropriate patient optimization, detailed preoperative planning, and intraoperative communication are keys to success.

Keywords: Acute burn care; Burn management; Burn surgery; Surgical burn management.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Burns* / surgery
Communication
Humans
Quality of Life*
Survivors