title: Management of the burn wound.
abstract: Thermal injury sets off a chain of pathophysiologic events that evolve into the problems encountered in management of the burn wound. This article reviews those events and presents a method of caring for wounds sustained from thermal injury.
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D002056:Burns / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008833:Microcirculation; D009336:Necrosis; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines