- Chapter 1 Incidence and epidemiology
- Chapter 2 Burn prevention
- Chapter 3 Pathophysiological response to burns
- Chapter 4 Hypermetabolic response to burns
- Chapter 5 The burns management pathway I: assessing and transferring patients with an acute burn injury
- Chapter 6 The burns management pathway II: receiving and initially managing a patient with burns
- Chapter 7 Predicting mortality and end of life care
- Chapter 8 Burns first aid
- Chapter 9 Assessment of burn surface area
- Chapter 10 Burn depth assessment
- Chapter 11 Fluid resuscitation in burns
- Chapter 12 Escharotomies
- Chapter 13 Critical care of burns patients
- Chapter 14 Anaesthesia: preoperative management of patients with acute burns
- Chapter 15 Anaesthesia: intraoperative management of patients with acute burn injury
- Chapter 16 Burns surgery
- Chapter 17 Burn wound dressings
- Chapter 18 Management of burn wound infection
- Chapter 19 Chemical burns
- Chapter 20 Electrical injuries
- Chapter 21 Radiation burns
- Chapter 22 Ocular burns
- Chapter 23 Hand burns
- Chapter 24 Perineal and genital burns
- Chapter 25 Skin substitutes
- Chapter 26 Occupational and physiotherapy
- Chapter 27 Outcome measures for burns
- Chapter 28 Burns scar management
- Chapter 29 Principles of burn reconstruction
- Chapter 30 Burn contracture surgery
- Chapter 31 Outpatient management of minor burns
- Chapter 32 Remote assessment of burns
- Chapter 33 Cost of burn care
- Chapter 34 Paediatric burns
- Chapter 35 Non-accidental injury (NAI) in children
- Chapter 36 Burns itch
- Chapter 37 Nutritional requirements in the burn patients
- Chapter 38 Tetanus
- Chapter 39 Desquamating skin disorders
- Chapter 40 Military burns
- Chapter 41 Sunburn and artificial tanning
- Chapter 42 Frostbite
- Chapter 43 Hair restoration
- Chapter 44 Laser management of scars
- Chapter 45 Face transplantation
- Chapter 46 Pain management
- Chapter 47 Burn care drug formulary
(p. 145) Burn wound dressings
- Chapter:
- (p. 145) Burn wound dressings
- Author(s):
Joseph Hardwicke
and Naiem Moiemen
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199699537.003.0017
The ultimate goal for all burns is to allow the wound to heal with the least amount of scarring, and this is directly related to the depth of burn injury. Superficial partial thickness burns and deeper burns of small area can be treated by suitable dressings alone and this is probably the most widely applied form of treatment for burns. Burns that are selected for treatment by dressings alone, or in combination with surgical debridement and skin grafting, require regular monitoring, both clinically and microbiologically. Modern dressings may allow a longer interval between dressing changes, but this should not be sacrificed in favour of regular review. If wound healing progresses at the expected rate, then the comfort afforded by fewer changes of dressings is advantageous, but the poorly progressing wound should be treated aggressively with a custom-designed dressing which can be tailored for the individual needs of the patient.
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- Chapter 1 Incidence and epidemiology
- Chapter 2 Burn prevention
- Chapter 3 Pathophysiological response to burns
- Chapter 4 Hypermetabolic response to burns
- Chapter 5 The burns management pathway I: assessing and transferring patients with an acute burn injury
- Chapter 6 The burns management pathway II: receiving and initially managing a patient with burns
- Chapter 7 Predicting mortality and end of life care
- Chapter 8 Burns first aid
- Chapter 9 Assessment of burn surface area
- Chapter 10 Burn depth assessment
- Chapter 11 Fluid resuscitation in burns
- Chapter 12 Escharotomies
- Chapter 13 Critical care of burns patients
- Chapter 14 Anaesthesia: preoperative management of patients with acute burns
- Chapter 15 Anaesthesia: intraoperative management of patients with acute burn injury
- Chapter 16 Burns surgery
- Chapter 17 Burn wound dressings
- Chapter 18 Management of burn wound infection
- Chapter 19 Chemical burns
- Chapter 20 Electrical injuries
- Chapter 21 Radiation burns
- Chapter 22 Ocular burns
- Chapter 23 Hand burns
- Chapter 24 Perineal and genital burns
- Chapter 25 Skin substitutes
- Chapter 26 Occupational and physiotherapy
- Chapter 27 Outcome measures for burns
- Chapter 28 Burns scar management
- Chapter 29 Principles of burn reconstruction
- Chapter 30 Burn contracture surgery
- Chapter 31 Outpatient management of minor burns
- Chapter 32 Remote assessment of burns
- Chapter 33 Cost of burn care
- Chapter 34 Paediatric burns
- Chapter 35 Non-accidental injury (NAI) in children
- Chapter 36 Burns itch
- Chapter 37 Nutritional requirements in the burn patients
- Chapter 38 Tetanus
- Chapter 39 Desquamating skin disorders
- Chapter 40 Military burns
- Chapter 41 Sunburn and artificial tanning
- Chapter 42 Frostbite
- Chapter 43 Hair restoration
- Chapter 44 Laser management of scars
- Chapter 45 Face transplantation
- Chapter 46 Pain management
- Chapter 47 Burn care drug formulary