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Abstract
This issue of Perioperative Nursing Clinics will include the following topics: History of Burn Care; Pathophysiology of Burns; Perioperative Considerations for the Burn Injured Patient; Surgical Procedures for the Burn Patient; Epicells; Reconstructive/Plastic Surgery; OR/PACU/ICU Hand Off; Pain; Infection Control; Surgical Care of Thermally Injured Patients on the Battlefield; Burn Pressure Ulcer Management in the Perioperative Burn Patient; Conducting Research in the Operating Room; High-Tech, High-Stress Environment for the Burn Nurse; Costs; and Personal Experiences of a Perioperative Burn Nurse in the Military.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Burn Care Update: Perioperative Nursing Clinics | i | ||
| Copyright Page | ii | ||
| Table of Contents | v | ||
| Contributors | iii | ||
| Preface: Burn Care Update | xi | ||
| Chapter 1. Review of Burn Treatment: Early Care to Current Practices | 1 | ||
| FIRE | 1 | ||
| BURN TREATMENT | 2 | ||
| GRAFTS | 2 | ||
| TREATMENT OF BURN WOUNDS | 3 | ||
| TOOLS (OF THE TRADE) | 4 | ||
| TOPICAL ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS | 4 | ||
| SKIN SUBSTITUTES | 5 | ||
| DRESSINGS | 6 | ||
| SUMMARY | 7 | ||
| REFERENCES | 7 | ||
| Chapter 2. Burn Pathophysiology | 9 | ||
| BURN CENTER ADMISSION CRITERIA | 9 | ||
| THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM | 10 | ||
| ZONES OF BURN INJURY | 11 | ||
| CLASSIFICATION OF BURN WOUNDS | 12 | ||
| THE BODY’S STRESS RESPONSE | 14 | ||
| TYING IT ALL TOGETHER | 15 | ||
| REFERENCES | 17 | ||
| Chapter 3. Caring for the Burn Patient: The Perioperative Nurse | 19 | ||
| REFERENCE | 21 | ||
| Chapter 4. Perioperative Anesthetic Considerations for Burn\rPatients | 23 | ||
| ACUTE INJURY | 24 | ||
| GENERAL BURN CARE | 25 | ||
| EXCISION AND GRAFTING | 25 | ||
| OR SETUP | 26 | ||
| PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION | 27 | ||
| IN THE OR | 29 | ||
| POSTOPERATIVE CARE | 31 | ||
| OUT-OF-OR PROCEDURES | 31 | ||
| ELECTRIC INJURIES | 31 | ||
| NONTHERMAL SKIN DISEASES | 32 | ||
| SUMMARY | 32 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 32 | ||
| REFERENCES | 32 | ||
| Chapter 5. Perioperative Nursing\rConsiderations in Burn Care | 35 | ||
| HYPOTHERMIA | 40 | ||
| OPERATING ROOM PREPARATION | 40 | ||
| PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT | 43 | ||
| ADMISSION TO THE OR | 43 | ||
| SURGICAL INTERVENTION | 44 | ||
| TEMPORARY SKIN SUBSTITUTES | 48 | ||
| PERMANENT SKIN SUBSTITUTES | 48 | ||
| REFERENCES | 52 | ||
| Chapter 6. Surgical Care of Thermally Injured Patients on the\rBattlefield | 53 | ||
| RESUSCITATION PHASE | 54 | ||
| WOUND CLOSURE PHASE | 61 | ||
| RECONSTRUCTION PHASE | 67 | ||
| SUMMARY | 68 | ||
| REFERENCES | 68 | ||
| Chapter 7. A Burn Intensive Care Unit\rNurse’s Perspective | 71 | ||
| REFERENCES | 75 | ||
| Chapter 8. Hope for Recovering Burn Patients—The Multidisciplinary Approach (Ultrarapid Opioid Detoxification Under Anesthesia) | 77 | ||
| REFERENCES | 81 | ||
| Chapter 9. Battlefield Pain Control: Forging Ahead by Building on the Past | 83 | ||
| REFERENCES | 88 | ||
| Chapter 10. Pressure Ulcers in the Burned Patient: Perioperative\rConsiderations | 89 | ||
| PRESSURE ULCER FORMATION AND RISK FACTORS | 90 | ||
| RISK IN THE BURN-INJURED PATIENT | 91 | ||
| INTRAOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS | 94 | ||
| SKIN ASSESSMENT AND RISK DETERMINATION | 94 | ||
| CONSIDERATIONS FOR PREVENTION AND RECOMMENDATIONS | 95 | ||
| SUMMARY | 96 | ||
| REFERENCES | 96 | ||
| Chapter 11. A Burn Progressive Care Unit: Customized Care from Admission Through\rDischarge | 99 | ||
| ADMISSIONS | 99 | ||
| TRANSFERS | 100 | ||
| BPCU ROUTINE | 101 | ||
| NUTRITION | 102 | ||
| SAME-DAY SURGERY | 102 | ||
| POSTOPERATIVE CARE | 103 | ||
| DISCHARGE | 103 | ||
| SUMMARY | 104 | ||
| REFERENCES | 105 | ||
| Chapter 12. Reconstructive Surgery in the Thermally Injured Patient | 107 | ||
| AN INCREASED NEED FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY | 107 | ||
| BASIC PHILOSOPHIES | 107 | ||
| COMMON RECONSTRUCTIVE PROBLEMS AND TECHNIQUES | 109 | ||
| UNIQUE PERIOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS | 112 | ||
| SUMMARY | 112 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 113 | ||
| REFERENCES | 113 | ||
| Chapter 13. Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy: An Update to Current Management | 115 | ||
| HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 116 | ||
| OBJECTIVES | 118 | ||
| TREATMENTS | 122 | ||
| SUMMARY | 124 | ||
| REFERENCES | 124 | ||
| Chapter 14. High-Tech, High-Stress Environment: Coping Strategies for the\rPerioperative Nurse | 129 | ||
| GET ADEQUATE REST | 131 | ||
| COGNITIVE–BEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUES | 131 | ||
| EXERCISE AND NUTRITION | 131 | ||
| PEER SUPPORT | 131 | ||
| SELF-MEDICATING | 132 | ||
| MEDITATION AND RELAXATION | 132 | ||
| USE ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION | 132 | ||
| WORK AS A TEAM IN THE OR | 132 | ||
| MAINTAIN COMPETENCE | 132 | ||
| REFERENCES | 133 | ||
| Chapter 15. Behind the Redline: Personal Experiences of a Perioperative Burn Nurse in the Military | 135 | ||
| Index | 139 |