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Review
. 2017 Feb;78(2 Suppl 1):S2-S8.
doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000000896.

History and Advancement of Burn Treatments

Hai-Fei Liu  1 , Feng Zhang, William C Lineaweaver
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Review

History and Advancement of Burn Treatments

Hai-Fei Liu et al. Ann Plast Surg. 2017 Feb.

Abstract

Advances in burn care have accelerated within the last 50 years. The principal modalities of and approaches to burn treatment include dressings, antimicrobials, fluid resuscitation, burn wound excision, skin grafting, and use of skin substitutes. This review presents a historical outline of these approaches, their current status, and prospects for the future of burn care.

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