Acute management of hand burns.
Hand burns occur commonly either as part of more extensive burn injuries or in isolation. Optimal management requires careful examination, appropriate wound care, timely surgical excision if warranted, and aggressive range-of-motion therapy.
Sterling
Jose
J
University of Washington Regional Burn Center, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359796, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
Gibran
Nicole S
NS
Klein
Matthew B
MB
D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001458:Bandages; D002056:Burns / Q000628:therapy*; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000628:therapy; D003646:Debridement; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps