Closing the burn wound.
With recent advances in supportive therapy and surgical care, closure of the burn wound now can be accomplished earlier and more effectively than previously. Only by keeping the patient in a state of positive nitrogen balance, immunologically competent, and in equilibrium with the bacteria colonizing the burn wound can early wound closure be carried out with a minimal number of postburn complications.
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011182:Postoperative Care; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014180:Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents