The evolution of burn fluid resuscitation

Int J Surg. 2008 Aug;6(4):345-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.02.003. Epub 2008 Feb 19.

Abstract

This article reviews the important developments, recent and historical, in burn fluid resuscitation. Modern managements, debates, and research directions are discussed, with a key question of how to transcend the current therapeutic plateau.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Burns / complications*
  • Burns / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Fluid Therapy / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Resuscitation / methods*
  • Resuscitation / mortality
  • Risk Assessment
  • Shock, Traumatic / etiology
  • Shock, Traumatic / mortality
  • Shock, Traumatic / therapy*
  • Survival Rate
  • Treatment Outcome