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Much progress has been made toward the development of artificial skin replacement products. Continued research promises to bring more products to the marketplace, and each new product seems to develop a niche in the field of skin replacement. However, although each skin replacement product has unique properties and advantages, nothing works as well as a patient's own skin. Clinicians can only hope for an off-the-shelf skin replacement product that can be applied to a wound and yield a permanent, dependable dermis and epidermal skin replacement for all patients.
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Queimaduras/terapia , Transplante de Pele , Pele Artificial , Humanos , Seleção de Pacientes , Fatores de Risco , Úlcera Cutânea/terapia , CicatrizaçãoRESUMO
Learn how to provide emergency care for a burn patient, from safety at the scene to patient stabilization, and, if necessary, transport to a burn center.
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Queimaduras/terapia , Serviços Médicos de Emergência/organização & administração , Queimaduras/classificação , Queimaduras/complicações , Queimaduras/enfermagem , Convalescença , Humanos , Dor/etiologia , Dor/enfermagem , Manejo da Dor , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Nursing interventions in the first crucial hours after a burn injury can improve the patient's chances of survival and a good recovery. This article describes how to rapidly assess and intervene, in the field and in the hospital.
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Queimaduras/enfermagem , Adulto , Unidades de Queimados , Queimaduras/diagnóstico , Queimaduras/terapia , Criança , Emergências , Hidratação , Humanos , Avaliação em Enfermagem , Manejo da Dor , Transferência de Pacientes , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its detection, virulence, and significance relative to morbidity, epidemics, and cost have been widely discussed in the literature. Although some experts recommend against attempting to eradicate the organism, our health center decided that under the circumstances this course should be pursued. This article describes the outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus, the rationale for pursuing its eradication, the measures successful in doing so, and the relative costs involved.
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Unidades de Queimados , Queimaduras/complicações , Surtos de Doenças/prevenção & controle , Controle de Infecções/métodos , Resistência a Meticilina , Infecções Estafilocócicas/prevenção & controle , Infecção dos Ferimentos/microbiologia , Custos e Análise de Custo , Infecção Hospitalar/prevenção & controle , Humanos , Controle de Infecções/economia , Nebraska/epidemiologia , Infecções Estafilocócicas/epidemiologia , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacos , Infecção dos Ferimentos/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Patients with burn injuries have unique psychologic problems that frequently require psychiatric care. However, little research has been done on specific patterns of psychiatric referral in burn units. This article addresses the pattern of psychiatric referral for 28 patients over a period of 1 year in a regional burn treatment center. Demographics and characteristics of the patient population are summarized, and reasons for psychiatric referral are noted.
