Medical management of paediatric burn injuries: best practice part 2.
J Paediatr Child Health
; 49(9): E397-404, 2013 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-23551985
ABSTRACT
Burns remain a leading cause of injury in the paediatric population in Australia despite efforts in prevention. Advances in surgical management include novel debridement methods and blood conserving techniques. Patients with severe burns (>20%) remain significantly more complex to manage as a result of extensive alterations in metabolic processes. There appears increasing evidence to support the use of pharmacological modulators of the hyper-metabolic state in these patients. The management of a child with burns involves acute, subacute and long-term planning. This holistic approach seems optimally co-ordinated by a Burns Unit in which each discipline required to provide care to these children in order to achieve optimal outcomes is represented.
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Queimaduras
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Cuidados Críticos
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Child
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Humans
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2013
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Article