The Essential Burn Unit Handbook - Softcover

Roth, Jeffrey; Hughes, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1626236801 ISBN 13: 9781626236806

Publisher: Thieme, 2015

Synopsis

The Essential Burn Unit Handbook is a pocket-sized reference dedicated to the evaluation, diagnosis, care, and treatment of burn patients. It covers the spectrum of burn care, from initial assessment and treatment to long-term sequelae.

This second edition includes an added chapter on the criteria for admissions to a burn unit as well as outpatient and follow-up care. It covers a wealth of topics that surgical residents, emergency medicine residents, and critical care fellows often encounter such as patient nutrition, the use of antibiotics, wound care, and some of the unique pathologic conditions seen in this distinct and often critically injured population.

The book covers electrical burns, inhalation injury, chemical burns, and pediatric patient management. It also presents a full range of day-to-day management modalities along with sample orders and templates for patient presentation and the organization of notes. A quick-reference glossary includes many of the acronyms and abbreviations used in this setting as well as a list of useful equations and ranges.

This book will help you provide better patient care while shortening your learning curve. It stands alone as the most convenient, practical, and informative guide available today for those working with burn patients.

About this title

About the Author

Jeffrey J. Roth, MD, Las Vegas Plastic Surgery, Nevada, USA

William Hughes, MD, Temple Burn Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Review

"Chapters are clearly written and make good use of tables to describe organization of the content and review key points. Black-and-white line drawings reproduce to good effect... The authors communicate clearly and explain the thinking behind the care model they describe." - David J. Dries, MD(University of Minnesota Medical School), Doody Enterprises

Praise for the first edition:

"The authors have succeeded in their aim of producing a valuable and practically useful aid for medical trainees, nurses, and other paramedical staff managing burn victims."
―Critical Care

"The authors strike a nice balance between a simple ‘how-to’ manual and an exhaustive theoretical text ... this can certainly be a useful tool for the plastic surgery resident caring for burn patients."
―Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: Thieme
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1626236801
• ISBN 13: 9781626236806
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 216