title: Perioperative anesthesia management of the burn patient.
abstract: Burn patients provide numerous challenges to the anesthesiologist. It is important to understand the multiple physiologic disruptions that follow a burn injury as well as the alterations in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of commonly used anesthetics. Thought must be given to surgery during initial fluid resuscitation and the airway challenges many of these patients present. Finally, the central role of pain management through all phases of care is a constant concern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, GRB 444, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: tanderson9@partners.org.
authors.forename: T Anthony
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, GRB 444, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Gennadiy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fuzaylov
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D000777:Anesthetics; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000517:prevention & control; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics
keywords: Anesthetic management; Burn patients; Burn resuscitation; Phamacokinetics