HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING IN BURN RESUSCITATION: CURRENT STATUS

The science and treatment of burn shock has continued to evolve in tandem with emerging technologies. Burn resuscitation attempts to deliver the appropriate amount of fluid to counteract the detrimental effects of shock, but advances in data collection, processing and analysis have failed to significantly move the needle. This is because there is little consensus about which markers accurately and dynamically predict the body’s intravascular volume, a knowledge gap which only widens as each new technology generates more usable data. Here we review the lessons learned.