THERAPEUTIC APPROACH IN EXTENSIVE BURN INJURIES

Introduction: burns are the fourth most common trauma. Regardless of the percentage, all burns require specialised treatment. Burns over 20% of total body surface area/ТBSA/ in adults and over 10% in children are called extensive. They require fluid resuscitation and surgical treatment. It is believ...

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Main Authors: Vania Anastasova, Elean Zanzov, Karina Ivanova, Petar Kiskinov, Elena Krasteva, Biser Ivanov
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Published: Peytchinski Publishing 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of IMAB
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Online Access:https://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2025/issue2/2025vol31-issue2_6143-6250.pdf
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author Vania Anastasova
Elean Zanzov
Karina Ivanova
Petar Kiskinov
Elena Krasteva
Biser Ivanov
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description Introduction: burns are the fourth most common trauma. Regardless of the percentage, all burns require specialised treatment. Burns over 20% of total body surface area/ТBSA/ in adults and over 10% in children are called extensive. They require fluid resuscitation and surgical treatment. It is believed that tissue destruction, combined with capillary dysfunction and a pronounced inflammatory response, lead to the development of hypovolemia and thermal shock. The goal: to validate a protocol for the treatment of extensive burns, including first aid, fluid resuscitation treatment, surgical interventions, rehabilitation, and care for the consequences of burns. Material and methods: we tracked and compared the extensive burns of two random years, demographics, treatment types and outcome of it. Discussion: treatment of thermal shock includes proper initial assessment, timely infusion therapy, early surgical treatment and wound covering, rehabilitation and active surveillance. For the outcome of the treatment, the general condition of the patient, the type and depth of the burn, as well as the time of starting the surgical treatment are important. These factors determine the outcome of the treatment, the development of cicatricial tissue and the preservation of the physiological capacity of motion. Conclusion: extensive burns are a challenge for both plastic surgeons and anesthesiologists. The therapeutic approach follows a certain algorithm depending on many factors.
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spelling doaj-art-9df7b353f7e94ee5aba755239f86ae222025-08-20T03:20:04ZengPeytchinski PublishingJournal of IMAB1312-773X2025-06-013126243625010.5272/jimab.2025312.6243THERAPEUTIC APPROACH IN EXTENSIVE BURN INJURIESVania Anastasova0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0093-3372Elean Zanzov1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8836-6220Karina Ivanova2https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8474-5252Petar Kiskinov3https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6855-3587Elena Krasteva4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0463-4508Biser Ivanov5https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6881-2381Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic Surgery and Thermal Trauma, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic Surgery and Thermal Trauma, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic Surgery and Thermal Trauma, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic Surgery and Thermal Trauma, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic Surgery and Thermal Trauma, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Plovdiv, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.Introduction: burns are the fourth most common trauma. Regardless of the percentage, all burns require specialised treatment. Burns over 20% of total body surface area/ТBSA/ in adults and over 10% in children are called extensive. They require fluid resuscitation and surgical treatment. It is believed that tissue destruction, combined with capillary dysfunction and a pronounced inflammatory response, lead to the development of hypovolemia and thermal shock. The goal: to validate a protocol for the treatment of extensive burns, including first aid, fluid resuscitation treatment, surgical interventions, rehabilitation, and care for the consequences of burns. Material and methods: we tracked and compared the extensive burns of two random years, demographics, treatment types and outcome of it. Discussion: treatment of thermal shock includes proper initial assessment, timely infusion therapy, early surgical treatment and wound covering, rehabilitation and active surveillance. For the outcome of the treatment, the general condition of the patient, the type and depth of the burn, as well as the time of starting the surgical treatment are important. These factors determine the outcome of the treatment, the development of cicatricial tissue and the preservation of the physiological capacity of motion. Conclusion: extensive burns are a challenge for both plastic surgeons and anesthesiologists. The therapeutic approach follows a certain algorithm depending on many factors.https://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2025/issue2/2025vol31-issue2_6143-6250.pdfextensive burnsthermal shocksurgical treatmentconservative treatment
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THERAPEUTIC APPROACH IN EXTENSIVE BURN INJURIES
Journal of IMAB
extensive burns
thermal shock
surgical treatment
conservative treatment
title THERAPEUTIC APPROACH IN EXTENSIVE BURN INJURIES
title_full THERAPEUTIC APPROACH IN EXTENSIVE BURN INJURIES
title_fullStr THERAPEUTIC APPROACH IN EXTENSIVE BURN INJURIES
title_full_unstemmed THERAPEUTIC APPROACH IN EXTENSIVE BURN INJURIES
title_short THERAPEUTIC APPROACH IN EXTENSIVE BURN INJURIES
title_sort therapeutic approach in extensive burn injuries
topic extensive burns
thermal shock
surgical treatment
conservative treatment
url https://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2025/issue2/2025vol31-issue2_6143-6250.pdf
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