Anaesthetic considerations for major thermal injury.
Extensive thermal injury represents a major insult to body homeostasis. The anaesthetist, while providing anaesthesia for a multitude of debridement and reconstructive procedures, is also likely to assist in initial resuscitation and stabilization and subsequent intensive care management. A thorough understanding of the major systemic and end-organ effects after a major burn allow for a better appreciation of the many pertinent considerations for anaesthesia during the immediate post-burn phase as well as the later period of reconstruction and rehabilitation.
D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D000758:Anesthesia; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D001831:Body Temperature; D002056:Burns / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002199:Capillary Permeability; D002302:Cardiac Output; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D012119:Respiration; D012151:Resuscitation; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
D000759:Adjuvants, Anesthesia; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local