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editorial
. 2014 Feb 4;3(1):1–7. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v3.i1.1

Table 1.

Therapeutic goals of fluid resuscitation and therapeutic measures in thermal injury

Goal Measure
Preventing hypovolaemia and shock Fluıd overloading (with rationing prehospital fluid delivery)
Improving organ perfusion Mannitol, high dose vitamin C administration (avoiding early colloids)
Reducing capillary leak and oedema Not known
Reducing inflammatory storm Haemodialysis, plasmapheresis, etc.
Avoiding polycompartment syndrome Permissive hypovolaemia