Early Goal-Directed Therapy Utilizing Transpulmonary Thermodilution and Severe Burn Injury

The control group included patients being admitted when TPTD device was unavailable; and relatively stable patients without the need for TPTD. The adequacy of fluid resuscitation in the control group was monitored by traditional monitoring parameters including vital signs and hourly urine output.

TPTD device was implemented for monitoring; the inclusion criteria included patients suffering from 2nd degree burn greater than 40% TBSA; a combined 2nd to 3rd degree burn greater than 30% TBSA; or patients with inhalation injury despite the burned surface area.