Burn Wound Management

Walter, P

doi:10.1097/00044067-199305000-00015

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“…Evaluating graft and donor sites daily is the first step toward preventing or minimizing tissue damage to these fragile areas (Walter, 1993). Layers of skin usually are held together and stabilized with fingerlike, interfacing projections called rete ridges and pegs (Wysocki, 1999).…”

Section: Preventing Damage To Graft and Donor Sitesmentioning

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Wound Care for Burn Patients in Acute Rehabilitation Settings

Hall

2005

Rehabilitation Nursing

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Caring for patients who are recovering from severe burns is not common in most inpatient rehabilitation settings. Nursing challenges include patients' physical and psychological changes and their high care demands. Harborview Medical Center (HMC), a regional Level 1 burn and trauma center in Seattle, WA, accepted these nursing challenges and developed a successful plan of care consistent with current evidence. This article describes HMC's nursing experiences while caring for patients with burns. Our experiences may assist other rehabilitation units that serve burn patients. Says one burn survivor: "Nurses make a huge difference in recovery, as they are there 24 hours a day. It is their touch, their caring, and their listening that aids the patient in his journey from fire victim to burn survivor."

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Section: Preventing Damage To Graft and Donor Sitesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wound Care for Burn Patients in Acute Rehabilitation Settings

Hall

2005

Rehabilitation Nursing

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Management of Blisters in the Partial-Thickness Burn: An Integrative Research Review

Sargent

2006

Journal of Burn Care & Research

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Conflicting recommendations and clinical applications have been given concerning best practices for the management of burn blisters associated with partial-thickness burns. Arguments for the preservation of intact blisters center on the idea of naturally occurring biologic protection whereas the débridment of blisters has been advocated because of the perceived decreases in wound infection and complications. Recurring themes in burn wound management that are considered in this debate include infection, healing, functional and aesthetic outcome, patient comfort, ease of dressing care, and cost efficiency. The management of burn blisters should be supported by evidence across these six categories, should match the expertise of the provider, and should use the available resources in the practice setting. The purpose of this review is combine the findings of a comprehensive review of the published literature with respect to the management of blisters in the partial-thickness burn into a clinical guideline for best practice based on available evidence.

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