Burn Wound.

Abstract

Wound care is the central theme of burn patient management after successful resuscitation. Burn wound care has been revolutionized during the past four decades. The development of effective topical chemo-therapy, the timely surgical removal of burned tissue, and the availability of clinically effective biologic dressings and skin substitutes have reduced the incidence of invasive burn wound infection, altered the character of the burn wound infections that do occur, effected earlier closure of the burn wound, and contributed to the improved survival of burn patients.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA297089

Entities

People

  • Basil A. Pruitt Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bandages
  • Burns
  • Chemotherapy
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Microorganisms
  • Subcutaneous Tissue
  • Wound Infections
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Oncology
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine