My father suffered 60% burn injuries ten days ago and is being treated for it. currently doctor say that he is detected with septicemia. want to know the best line of treatment in such cases.
Burn (even superficial burn) of 40% and above are life threatening. Your father needs aggressive management with hospital admission, iv fluids, iv antibiotics and other medications. Septisemia is also very common in burn patient because the protective layer of skin is lost. Hence maintenance of asepsis is of critical importance.
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Your father will need IV antibiotics,fluid management, correction of electrolyte imbalances if any and depending on the severity of symptoms ICU admission and close monitoring might also be required
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