Pruitt B A
Curr Probl Surg. 1979 May;16(5):1-95. doi: 10.1016/s0011-3840(79)80009-x.
The care necessary for the extensively burned patient is of an intensity, variety and duration most effectively and economically provided by the multidisciplinary staff of a specialized treatment facility. The organization of burn care in the United States has been well regionalized in recognition of this fact. The burn care given and the research carried out at burn units and burn centers has led to the identification of the pathophysiologic changes, the development of new treatments and the improvement in functional result and survival described in this review.
对于大面积烧伤患者而言，所需的护理在强度、种类和持续时间方面，由专业治疗机构的多学科工作人员提供最为有效且经济。鉴于这一事实，美国的烧伤护理组织已实现了良好的区域化。烧伤病房和烧伤中心所提供的烧伤护理以及开展的研究，促成了病理生理变化的识别、新治疗方法的研发，以及本综述中所描述的功能结果和生存率的改善。
