The Burning Truth(s)
A severe burn is arguably the most significant injury that the human body can sustain. No other form of trauma causes the massive physiological changes seen in a patient with a major burn injury. This is true in the first few weeks as well as up to two years postburn, due to the persistence of the h...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
AOSIS
2014-11-01
|
| Series: | South African Family Practice |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/4200 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849340927351455744 |
|---|---|
| author | R. Moore |
| author_facet | R. Moore |
| author_sort | R. Moore |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | A severe burn is arguably the most significant injury that the human body can sustain. No other form of trauma causes the massive physiological changes seen in a patient with a major burn injury. This is true in the first few weeks as well as up to two years postburn, due to the persistence of the hypermetabolic response.1 Both the profound alterations in physiology as well as numerous anatomical changes make anaesthesia of the severely burned patient complex and challenging. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-9f32aa62efa441e080f779d9133d3b68 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2078-6190 2078-6204 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2014-11-01 |
| publisher | AOSIS |
| record_format | Article |
| series | South African Family Practice |
| spelling | doaj-art-9f32aa62efa441e080f779d9133d3b682025-08-20T03:43:46ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042014-11-0156610.4102/safp.v56i6.42003391The Burning Truth(s)R. Moore0Department of Anaesthesia and Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the WitwatersrandA severe burn is arguably the most significant injury that the human body can sustain. No other form of trauma causes the massive physiological changes seen in a patient with a major burn injury. This is true in the first few weeks as well as up to two years postburn, due to the persistence of the hypermetabolic response.1 Both the profound alterations in physiology as well as numerous anatomical changes make anaesthesia of the severely burned patient complex and challenging.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/4200severe burnsmajor burn injury |
| spellingShingle | R. Moore The Burning Truth(s) South African Family Practice severe burns major burn injury |
| title | The Burning Truth(s) |
| title_full | The Burning Truth(s) |
| title_fullStr | The Burning Truth(s) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Burning Truth(s) |
| title_short | The Burning Truth(s) |
| title_sort | burning truth s |
| topic | severe burns major burn injury |
| url | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/4200 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT rmoore theburningtruths AT rmoore burningtruths |