Burn Care: A Review-Part 2: Beyond 48 Hours.

Abstract

After 48 h, care of the burn patient becomes more prolonged and difficult. The second part of the review discusses the long-term care of the burn patient. Current literature and authors' experience were used to provide guidelines for the management of burns. No artificial intelligence was used to create this manuscript. The profound hypermetabolic response leads to significant demands on the patient that must be addressed by the caregiver. Patients require more nutritional and metabolic support than other diagnoses. Since the skin, which is the barrier to microorganism invasion, is destroyed, sepsis becomes a major concern. The primary goal of the clinician is to heal the wound as quickly as possible. As burn size increases, this task becomes much more difficult. The complete management of extensive burns requires an experienced team that can handle the long-term demands of the patient.