Pediatric Burns in Brief: Presentation, Workup, Diagnosis, and Perioperative Considerations

Summary

A paediatric surgeon and intensivist reviews the essentials of paediatric burns, including transfer and admission criteria, pre-transfer care, burn surface area estimation, resuscitation formulae and fluid creep. Also covers Foley use, infection, carbon monoxide levels, inhalation injury and intubation, reassessment, operative timing and endpoints of resuscitation.