BookZongcheng Yang, editor.
Summary: This is a comprehensive book in burn surgery, written by 25 experts in China. It summarizes the theoretical basis of and clinical experience in the prevention and control of burn injuries. It is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference book for surgeons and scientists working with burn management. The different degree of burns and surgical techniques during burn wound care, reconstruction and healing are reviewed separately. Authors also introduce successful cases in different kinds of burns. Editor Zongcheng Yang is a professor at Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Contents:
Development of burn medicine in China / Zongcheng Yang
The alterations of microcirculation in burns / Keseng Zhao and Qiaobing Huang
Burn shock / Zhenrong Guo and Zhaofan Xia
Infection in burns / Guangxia Xiao and Weishi Xu
Bacterial endotoxin and exotoxin in severe burns / Yongming Yao
Advances in burn immunology / Daizhi Peng
Burn wound care / Bi Chen [and 4 others]
Reconstruction of burn in late phase / Bi Chen and Xiaoyuan Huang
Burn wound healing / Shuliang Lu
Growth factors and stem cells for wound repair and tissue regeneration / Xiaobing Fu
Inhalation injury / Zongcheng Yang, Guohui Li
Electrical burns / Yonghua Sun
Combined radiation-burn injuries / Tianmin Cheng
Postburn multiple organ dysfunction / Jiake Chai and Zhiyong Sheng
Metabolism in burns / Shiliang Wang and Shilin Deng
Nutrition in burns / Shiliang Wang and Shilin Deng
Pathological changes of visceral organs and endocrine glands after burns / Yisheng Chen and Jingquan Shi.