Objective: The goal of this concise review is to provide an overview of some of the most
important resuscitation and monitoring issues and approaches that are unique to burn …

Between 4 and 22% of burn patients presenting to the emergency department are admitted
to critical care. Burn injury is characterised by a hypermetabolic response with physiologic …

Critical appraisal of outcomes after burn shock resuscitation with albumin has previously
been restricted to small relatively old randomized trials, some with high risk of bias …

Although colloid was a component of the original Parkland formula, it has been omitted from
standard Parkland resuscitation for over 30 years. However, some burn centers use colloid …

Pediatric burns comprise a major mechanism of injury, affecting millions of children
worldwide, with causes including scald injury, fire injury, and child abuse. Burn injuries tend …

Burns are a common type of skin injury encountered at all levels of medical facilities from
private clinics to core hospitals. Minor burns heal by topical treatment alone, but moderate to …

Objective: To examine the response of the Victorian State Trauma System to the February
2009 bushfires. Design and setting: A retrospective review of the strategic response required …

There have been truly incredible strides in the standard of burn care. The mortality from burn
injuries has more than halved since the 1950s, making it hugely unique among major …

BACKGROUND: Excessive fluid resuscitation of large burn injuries has been associated
with adverse outcomes. We reviewed our experience in patients with major-burn injury to …

Patients suffering major burn injury represent a unique population of critically ill patients.
Widespread skin and tissue damage causes release of systemic inflammatory mediators that …