The history of anesthesiology began only a little more than 150 years ago with the administration of the first ether anesthetic. Throughout much of the subsequent history, the risk of anesthesia-related mortality and morbidity was unacceptably high as a consequence…
Introduction Burn patients, with or without inhalation injuries, commonly exhibit a clinical picture that is largely produced by systemic inflammation. The term systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) was introduced to designate the signs and symptoms of this condition. SIRS has…
Introduction Continuous improvement in burn care since World War II has resulted in a steady increase in the rate of survival after large burn injury. These improvements have been attributed to aggressive fluid resuscitation, early excision and grafting of burn…