Journal article
Inhalation Injury Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Clinics in plastic surgery, Vol.44(3), pp.505-511
07/01/2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2017.02.009
PMCID: PMC5458611
PMID: 28576239
Abstract
The classic determinants of mortality from severe burn injury are age, size of injury, delays of resuscitation, and the presence of inhalation injury. Of the major determinants of mortality, inhalation injury remains one of the most challenging injuries for burn care providers. Patients with inhalation injury are at increased risk for pneumonia (the leading cause of death) and multisystem organ failure. There is no consensus among leading burn care centers in the management of inhalation injury. This article outlines the current treatment algorithms and the evidence of their efficacy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Inhalation Injury Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- Creators
- Samuel W. Jones - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFelicia N. Williams - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBruce A. Cairns - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRobert Cartotto - Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinics in plastic surgery, Vol.44(3), pp.505-511
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cps.2017.02.009
- PMID
- 28576239
- PMCID
- PMC5458611
- NLM abbreviation
- Clin Plast Surg
- ISSN
- 0094-1298
- eISSN
- 1558-0504
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- K08GM109106 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) K08 GM109106 / NIGMS NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2017
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984755390702771
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