title: Closing the burn wound.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents