Journal article
Management and Sequelae of a 41-Year-Old Jehovah's Witness With Severe Anhydrous Ammonia Inhalation Injury
Journal of burn care & research, Vol.35(3), pp.E180-E183
05/01/2014
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318299d4d7
PMID: 24784905
Abstract
Anhydrous ammonia is a commonly used chemicals that are found in fertilizer, refrigeration, and in other occupational environments. Lung damage because of inhalation of ammonia can be devastating, producing debilitating lung disease and can ultimately lead to death. This is the case of a 41-year-old male, previously healthy, Jehovah's Witness, who was working at a poultry plant facility when an explosion occurred exposing him to toxic levels of anhydrous ammonia. Our patient developed end-stage lung disease after sustaining a severe ammonia inhalation injury. Despite aggressive pulmonary rehabilitation, the patient continued to deteriorate, and his only option for a chance at improved quality of life was a double-lung transplant. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a bloodless lung transplantation for inhalational lung injury in the literature. Further study is needed to better understand the effects of ammonia on lung physiology in order to better manage and treat patients who develop acute and chronic lung complications after exposure.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Management and Sequelae of a 41-Year-Old Jehovah's Witness With Severe Anhydrous Ammonia Inhalation Injury
- Creators
- Shiara Ortiz-Pujols - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillSamuel W. Jones - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillKathy A. Short - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillMatthew R. Morrell - University of PittsburghChristian A. Bermudez - University of PittsburghStephen L. Tilley - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBruce A. Cairns - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of burn care & research, Vol.35(3), pp.E180-E183
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- DOI
- 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318299d4d7
- PMID
- 24784905
- ISSN
- 1559-047X
- eISSN
- 1559-0488
- Number of pages
- 4
- 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)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984756266202771
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