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Current status of burn resuscitation.

Rapid assessment and management of airway and breathing problems are required in the patient with severe burns complicated by significant facial burns and inhalation injury. A policy that results in intubation of all patients at potential risk for airway compromise can be both foolish and dangerous. At the same time, it is recognized that intubation of patients who are likely to develop unstable airways is necessary if transport times to burn centers are long and if i.v. resuscitation is initiated during transport. The ideal burn resuscitation formula does not exist. Whichever formula is used, patients must be monitored closely and the fluid resuscitation individualized according to their responses. Patients with delay in resuscitation, associated trauma, inhalation injury, or alcohol abuse may require fluid resuscitations greater than those predicted. The goal is to maintain urine outputs in the range of 0.5 to 1 mL/kg/hr for adults and 1 to 1.5 mL/kg/hr in children. In patients with fluid requirements greater than 150% of that predicted by formula, the addition of colloid at 12 hours can reduce total fluid requirements and burn edema. Early placement of pulmonary artery catheters can be useful in patients with known myocardial dysfunction, age greater than 65 years, severe inhalation injury, or fluid requirements greater than 150% of that predicted by formula.

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