Acute and Reconstructive Burn Care, Part I, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery

This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest edited by Drs. Francesco M. Egro and C. Scott Hultman, focuses on Acute and Reconstructive Burn Care, Part I. Top experts in the field address topics that matter in day-to-day practice, including the timing of excision and grafting, burn reconstruction, sedation and pain management for both adult and pediatric patients, ways to minimize narcotic use, and critical care, ethical issues, and palliative care.

Across 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics, the issue covers inhalation injuries, respiratory failure, and ventilatory support in acute burn care, the prevention and management of infections in burn patients, and the pharmacologic and surgical management of acute and chronic pain. It also looks at burns in the elderly and the challenges involved in managing large burns.

The in-depth clinical reviews on acute and reconstructive burn care offer actionable insights for clinical practice. The authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines into clinically significant, topic-based reviews, making this a focused resource for surgeons and clinicians working in burn care.

Key Features

Highlights

• Guest edited by Drs. Francesco M. Egro and C. Scott Hultman
• Contains 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics
• In-depth clinical reviews on acute and reconstructive burn care
• Clinically significant, topic-based reviews that distill the latest research and practice guidelines

Compatibility

Supplied as a True PDF with cover, bookmarks, table of contents and index, and readable on devices and applications that support the PDF format.