title: On the horizon: research priorities in burns for the next decade.
abstract: This review demonstrates that many advances have been made in burn care that have made dramatic differences in mortality, clinical outcomes, and quality of life in burn survivors; however, much work remains. In reality, the current standard of care is insufficient and we cannot be satisfied with the status quo. We must strive for the following goals: no deaths due to burn, no scarring, and no pain. These particular goals have only begun to be confronted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines, Dallas, TX 75390-9158, USA. Electronic address: steven.wolf@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Steven E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Tompkins
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University, Galveston, TX 77550, USA.
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Herndon
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000517:prevention & control; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D010146:Pain / Q000473:pathology; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Burn care; Inflammation; Pain; Scarring