TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Critical Care of Burn Patients A1 - Guzman, Edward Pellerano A1 - Oropello, John M. A2 - Oropello, John M. A2 - Pastores, Stephen M. A2 - Kvetan, Vladimir PY - 1 T2 - Critical Care AB - KEY POINTSCare of the severely burned patient requires prompt resuscitation and definitive surgical management.Patients with major burns (≥ 25% total body surface area) require management in an intensive care unit.Burn survival correlates with 3 major factors: patient age, burn size, and presence of inhalation injury.Acute renal failure may result from severe hemodynamic instability, delayed or inadequate resuscitation during the initial burn treatment, or later as a result of sepsis or rhabdomyolysis.Compartment syndrome in the extremities, torso, or abdomen have been linked to the presence of deep, full-thickness circumferential burns and to the volume resuscitation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1136417932 ER -