Kliniczny aspekt oparzen termicznych u zwierzat - etiologia i terapia

The aim of this article was showing the problem of burn treatment as a syndrome of correlated and dependent rescue activities in the light of pathophysiological phenomena. For the veterinary practice these are a serious challenge, not only because of the complexity of the problem, but also because of its rarity. The changing picture of a scalding wound and progressing disease influence the condition of the animal. The dynamics of changes and different stages of the disease have an impact on the quality of treatment procedures, namely shock therapy, fluid and oxygen resuscitation, controlling infection and pain and using early surgical procedures. Burns are one of the commonest injuries that can happen to living organisms. The expression of symptoms, time of its occurrence and critical influence on vital parameters obviously prove this to be true. The ability of recognizing the pathological state and proper classification to the right group of injuries determines an animal’s survival chances. This article does not cover the complexity of the burn treatment problem, but in considering contemporary knowledge on pathology of this phenomenon it stresses the necessity of staging procedures and a multifaceted approach to treatment.