Early Fluid Resuscitation With Balanced HES 130/0.4 [6%] in Severe Burn Injury

Inclusion criteria: * Deep burn injury more than 15% of total body surface area (2nd and 3rd degree burns) * Informed consent (via deferred consent, if necessary, according to Swiss HMG § 55 and 56). * Patients or relatives can understand the study information and the provided information in German language Exclusion criteria: * Patients expected to succumb within the next 24 to 36 hours, i.e. whole body burn trauma, palliative care situation * Pregnancy * No informed consent * Known allergic reaction to HES * Patients or patient's relatives, who do not understand the German language and therefore the study information, can not be provided in a legally correct manner. * Patients with contraindications for balanced 6% HES 130/0.4, i.e. heart failure, pulmonary edema, intracerebral bleeding, acute renal failure, severe hypernatraemia and other severe electrolyte imbalances, severe von-Willebrand Syndrome and acute liver failure (see "Arzneimittelkompendium der Schweiz® - Documed")