Clinical Burn Surgery

Author: Ge Shengde
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: The book is divided into four parts and fifty-three chapters. Part I General Theory, consisting of 13 chapters, focuses on introducing evidence-based medicine, clinical thinking, and medical dialectics, as well as their applications in burn surgery. It also covers the history and prospects of burn surgery, early damage and injury assessment, pre-hospital and mass casualty emergency care, wartime burn treatment, and outpatient management. Part II Acute Diagnosis and Treatment of Burns, comprising 29 chapters, is the core and main part of burn treatment. Its main content includes in-hospital treatment, shock and reperfusion injury, fluid resuscitation, inhalation injuries, surgical treatment and antimicrobial therapy for burns, wound coverage, transplantation immunity, burns of special sites, anesthesia for burns, burn infection, and hospital infection surveillance management, as well as burn complications and burn nursing. Part III Rehabilitation and Treatment of Burns, consisting of 5 chapters, focuses on burn-related psychological and social issues, scar formation mechanisms, prevention and treatment measures, psychological trauma, and plastic and reconstructive surgical methods. Part IV Burn Social Security, comprising 6 chapters, mainly introduces burn convalescence, social welfare, and ethical issues. The editor provides targeted and unique commentary on each chapter, which is one of the book's distinctive features. The book is rich in content, scientifically practical, and innovative, making it a valuable reference for burn specialists, healthcare professionals, researchers, and students in medical schools.