Total burn care / [edited by] David N. Herndon

Previous edition published in 2012

Includes bibliographical references and index

A Brief History of Acute Burn Care Management / Ludwik K. Branski, David N. Herndon and Robert E. Barrow -- Teamwork for Total Burn Care : Burn Centers and Multidisciplinary Burn Teams / Janos Cambiaso-Daniel, Oscar E. Suman, David N. Herndon -- Epidemiological, Demographic and Outcome Characteristics of Burns / Steven E. Wolf, Leopoldo C. Cancio and Basil A. Pruitt -- Prevention of Burn Injuries / Audra T. Clark, Stephanie Campbell and Brett D. Arnoldo -- Burn Management in Disasters and Humanitarian Crises / Herbert L. Haller, Paul Wurzer, Leopoldo C. Cancio -- Care of Outpatient Burns / Charles D. Voigt, Mario Celis and David W. Voigt -- Prehospital Management, Transportation, and Emergency Care / Ronald P. Mlcak, Michael C. Buffalo and Carlos J. Jimenez -- Pathophysiology of Burn Shock and Burn Edema / Paul Wurzer, Derek Culnan, George C. Kramer -- Burn Resuscitation / Leopoldo C. Cancio, Fredrick J. Bohanon and George C. Kramer -- Evaluation of the Burn Wound : Management Decisions / Elisha G. Brownson and Nicole S. Gibran -- Treatment of Infection in Burn Patients / Janos Cambiaso-Daniel, James J. Gallagher, Derek M. Culnan -- Operative Wound Management / Mohamed E. Ismail Aly, Moayad Dannoun, Jong O. Lee -- Anesthesia for Burned Patients / Lee C. Woodson, Edward R. Sherwood, Sue M. Woodson -- The Skin Bank / Charles D. Voigt, Steve Williamson, Ludwik K. Branski -- Skin Substitutes and 'the next level' / Esther Middelkoop and Robert L. Sheridan -- The Pathophysiology of Inhalation Injury / Perenlei Enkhbaatar, Linda E. Sousse, David N. Herndon -- Diagnosis and Treatment of Inhalation Injury / Lee C. Woodson, Ludwik K. Branski, Mark Talon -- Respiratory Care / Ronald P. Mlcak, Oscar E. Suman, David N. Herndon -- The Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Tracy Toliver-Kinsky, Makiko Kobayashi, Edward R. Sherwood -- Host Defense Antibacterial Effector Cells Influenced by Massive Burns / Makiko Kobayashi, Tracy Toliver-Kinsky and Fujio Suzuki -- Biomarkers in Burn Patient Care / Amina El Ayadi, David N. Herndon and Celeste C. Finnerty -- Hematology, Hemostasis, Thromboprophylaxis, and Transfusion Medicine in Burn Patients / Derek Culnan, Karel D. Capek, Kuzhali Muthumalaiappan -- Significance of the Hormonal, Adrenal, and Sympathetic Responses to Burn Injury / Derek Culnan, Charles Voigt, David Herndon -- The Hepatic Response to Thermal Injury / Marc G. Jeschke, Omar Nunez Lopez and Celeste C. Finnerty -- Importance of Mineral and Bone Metabolism after Burn / Jeffrey Lisiecki, Benjamin Levi and Gordon L. Klein -- Micronutrient Homeostasis / Mette M. Berger, Linda E. Sousse, David N. Herndon -- Hypophosphatemia / David W. Mozingo and Arthur D. Mason -- Nutritional Needs and Support for the Burned Patient / Joshua S. Carson, Houman Khosrozadeh, David N. Herndon -- Modulation of the Hypermetabolic Response after Burn Injury / Ashley N. Guillory, Craig Porter, David N. Herndon -- Etiology and Prevention of Multisystem Organ Failure / Derek M. Culnan, Karel D. Capek and Robert L. Sheridan -- Acute Renal Failure in Association with Thermal Injury / Joshua S. Carson, Jeremy Goverman and Shawn P. Fagan -- Critical Care in the Severely Burned : Organ Support and Management of Complications / Derek M. Culnan, William C Sherman, Steven E. Wolf -- Burn Nursing / Debra A. Benjamin and Mary Jaco -- Care of the Burned Pregnant Patient / Beretta Craft-Coffman, Genevieve H. Bitz, Robert F. Mullins -- Special Considerations of Age : The Pediatric Burned Patient / Omar Nunez Lopez, William B. Norbury, Jong O. Lee -- Care of Geriatric Patients / Gabriel Hundeshagen, Jong O. Lee, David N. Herndon -- Surgical Management of Complications of Burn Injury / Omar Nunez Lopez, Fredrick J. Bohanon, Dai H. Chung -- Electrical Injuries / Eileen Bernal and Brett D. Arnoldo -- Cold-Induced Injury : Frostbite / Amalia Cochran and Stephen E. Morris -- Chemical Burns / Felicia N. Williams and Jong O. Lee -- Radiation Injuries and Vesicant Burns / Gabriel Hundeshagen and Stephen M. Milner -- Exfoliative Diseases of the Integument and Soft Tissue Necrotizing Infections / Shawn P. Fagan, Joshua Carson, David N. Herndon -- Burn Injuries of the Eye / Karel D. Capek, Derek M. Culnan, Stefan Trocme -- The Burn Problem : A Pathologist's Perspective / Hal K. Hawkins -- Molecular and Cellular Basis of Hypertrophic Scarring / Peter Kwan, Alexis Desmoulière and Edward E. Tredget -- Pathophysiology of the Burn Scar / Hal K. Hawkins, Jayson Jay and Celeste C. Finnerty -- Burn Rehabilitation Along the Continuum of Care / Michael A. Serghiou, Sheila Ott, Oscar E. Suman -- Musculoskeletal Changes Secondary to Thermal Burns / Kelly Carmichael, David Yngve and Carlos Jimenez -- Reconstruction of Bodily Deformities in Burn Patients : An Overview / Lars-Peter Kamolz, Paul Wurzer and Ted Huang -- Reconstruction of the Head and Neck after Burns / Matthias B. Donelan and Branko Bojovic -- Management of Postburn Alopecia / Rajeev B. Ahuja and Pallab Chatterjee -- Trunk Deformity Reconstruction / Peter Dziewulski and Jorge Leon Villapalos -- Management of Contractural Deformities Involving the Shoulder (Axilla), Elbow, Hip, and Knee Joints in Burned Patients / Karel D. Capek, Ramon Zapata-Sirvent and Ted T. Huang -- Acute and Reconstructive Care of the Burned Hand / Derek M. Culnan, Karel D. Capek, William Lineaweaver -- Management of Burn Injuries of the Perineum / Mohamed E. Ismail Aly and Ted Huang -- Reconstruction of Burn Deformities of the Lower Extremity / William Lineaweaver and Derek M. Culnan -- Electrical Injury : Reconstructive Problems / Peter M. Vogt, Andreas D. Niederbichler and Andreas Jokuszies -- The Role of Alternative Wound Substitutes in Major Burn Wounds and Burn Scar Resurfacing / Naiem S. Moiemen and Kwang Chear Lee -- Aesthetic Reconstruction in Burn Patients / Juan P. Barret -- Laser for Burn Scar Treatment / Jillian McLaughlin, Ludwik K. Branski, Bruce Philp -- The Ethical Dimension of Burn Care / Arthur P. Sanford and Michele A. Carter -- Intentional Burn Injuries / Lisa L. Tropez-Arceneaux and Kwabena O. Sarpong -- Functional Sequelae and Disability Assessment / Karel D. Capek, Byron D. Hughes and Glenn D. Warden -- Management of Pain and Other Discomforts in Burned Patients / Walter J. Meyer, J.A. Jeevendra Martyn, Lee Woodson -- Psychiatric Disorders Associated With Burn Injury / J.F. Aili Low, Walter J. Meyer, Christopher R. Thomas -- Psychosocial Recovery and Reintegration of Patients With Burn Injuries / Laura Rosenberg, Marta Rosenberg, James A. Fauerbach

Considering the complex management of burned patients from injury through to rehabilitation, this fourth edition covers the advances in the treatment of burns as well as the clinical, physical, psychological and social needs of the burn patient