RT Journal
A1 Morton JH
T1 FLuid replacement in patients with large-area, full- and partial-thickness burns
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 1979
FD March 1
VO 114
IS 3
SP 247
OP 252
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370270021003
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1979.01370270021003
AB • The importance of fluid replacement therapy in large-area, full- and partial-thickness burns has become widely recognized in the past 35 years. Experimenters have proposed various intravenous solutions and various ratios of fluid to body weight and percentage of body area burned. The importance of colloid and plasma during the early resuscitation phase has been questioned. The role played by age, by physical condition, and by individual response to injury in determining the patient's therapeutic needs has also been widely recognized. All physicians should bear in mind the need for careful observation of the patient in association with an understanding of the pathophysiology involved in treating burn shock.(Arch Surg 114:247-252, 1979)