Effects of obesity on burn resuscitation

Severe burns are associated with increases in vascular permeability, which leads to third spacing of fluids into tissue; this is most pronounced within the first 24 –48h after injury [1]. Quality resuscitation can have a significant impact on the patient’s subsequent management. One of the major determinants for survival of severely burned patients is appropriate fluid resuscitation during the initial phase of injury [2,3]. Having an unbalanced resuscitatio n of fluid volumes immediately after injury during the acute phase can result in significantly higher mortality and complication rates [4,5].

Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - October 31, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Jennifer Rosenthal, Audra Clark, Stephanie Campbell, Melanie McMahon, Brett Arnoldo, Steven E. Wolf, Herb Phelan Source Type: research