Citation

Abu-Sittah GS, Sarhane KA, Dibo SA, Ibrahim A. Ann. Burns Fire Disasters 2012; 25(1): 26-37.

Affiliation

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23012613

Abstract

Major burn injury produces substantial hemodynamic and cardiodynamic derangements, which contribute to the development of sepsis, multiple organ failure, and death. Cardiac stress is the hallmark of the acute phase response and its severity determines postburn outcomes, with poorer outcomes associated with cardiac dysfunction. With available evidence from the literature, the present is a comprehensive review of cardiac dysfunction in burns as well as the different monitoring modalities.

Language: en