Professor Li Ao was one of the founders of Chinese
burn medicine and one of the most renowned doctors and researchers of
burns in China. He established one of the Chinese earliest special departments for
burns at Third Military Medical University (TMMU) in 1958. To memorialize Professor Li Ao on his 100th birthday in 2017 and introduce our extensive experience, it is our honor to briefly review the development and achievement of the Chinese
burn medicine from TMMU. The epidemiology and outcomes of admitted
burn patients since 1958 were reviewed. Furthermore, main achievements of basic and clinical research for the past roughly 60 years were presented. These achievements mainly included the Chinese Rule of Nine, fluid
resuscitation protocol, experience in inhalation injury,
wound treatment strategies, prevention and treatment of
burn infections,
nutrition therapy, organ support
therapies, and rehabilitation. The progress shaped and enriched modern Chinese
burn medicine and promoted the development of world
burn medicine.