TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Burns A1 - Anderson, Jeffrey H. A1 - Mandell, Samuel P. A1 - Gibran, Nicole S. A2 - Brunicardi, F. Charles A2 - Andersen, Dana K. A2 - Billiar, Timothy R. A2 - Dunn, David L. A2 - Kao, Lillian S. A2 - Hunter, John G. A2 - Matthews, Jeffrey B. A2 - Pollock, Raphael E. PY - 2019 T2 - Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 11e AB - Key PointsFollow American Burn Association criteria for referral of a patient to a regional burn center.Never administer prophylactic antibiotics other than tetanus vaccination.Early excision and grafting of full-thickness and deep partial-thickness burns improve outcomes.Intravenous fluid resuscitation for patients with burns >20% of total body surface area (children with burns >15% of total body surface area) should be titrated to mean arterial pressure (MAP) >60 mmHg and appropriate urine output. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164307371 ER -