Burn Guideline

Authors: Meagan Mahoney

Tags: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Physicians, Skin, Surgery

Last Updated: November 26th, 2019

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This document provides guidance for the management of pediatric burns patients. Of note, fluid resuscitation is only required if the body surface area exceeds 20%.

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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention Bundle Significantly Reduces the Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Burn Patients. Sen S, Johnston C, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T. J Burn Care Res. 2014 Dec 10
Hypoglycemia is associated with increased postburn morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients. Jeschke MG, Pinto R, Herndon DN, Finnerty CC, Kraft R. Crit Care Med. 2014 May;42(5):1221-31.
Nutrition and Anabolic Pharmacotherapies in the Care of Burn Patients. Abdullahi A, Jeschke MG. Nutr Clin Pract. 2014 May 14.

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Pediatric Clinical Care Guidelines is a collaborative, not-for-profit ACH initiative. The site is shared widely with medical professionals in order to disseminate best practices and encourage dialogue around protocols and procedures.