American Burn Association Consensus Conference to Define Sepsis and Infection in Burns

G. Greenhalgh, David; R. Saffle, Jeffrey; H. Holmes, James; L. Gamelli, Richard; L. Palmieri, Tina; W. Horton, Jureta; G. Tompkins, Ronald; L. Traber, Daniel; Mozingo, D.W.; A. Deitch, Edwin; W. Goodwin, Cleon; N. Herndon, David; J. Gallagher, James; P. Sanford, Art; C. Jeng, James; H. Ahrenholz, David; N. Neely, Alice; S. O’Mara, Michael; E. Wolf, Steven; F. Purdue, Gary; Garner, W.L.; J. Yowler, Charles; Latenser, B.A.

doi:10.1097/bcr.0b013e3181599bc9

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American Burn Association Consensus Conference to Define Sepsis and Infection in Burns

Published in Journal of Burn Care & Research • Nov 1, 2007

Authors:

David G. Greenhalgh

Jeffrey R. Saffle

James H. Holmes

Abstract

Because of their extensive wounds, burn patients are chronically exposed to inflammatory mediators. Thus, burn patients, by definition, already have "systemic inflammatory response syndrome." Current definitions for sepsis and infection have many criteria (fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, leukocytosis...

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Medicine

Tachypnea

Leukocytosis

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