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Trauma, Vol. 7, No. 1, 19-35 (2005)
DOI: 10.1191/1460408605ta327oa
© 2005 SAGE Publications

Current concepts in the pathophysiology and treatment of inhalation injury

Leopoldo C Cancio

US Army Burn Center, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA, Lee.Cancio{at}amedd.army.mil

The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the author, and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the official views of the Department of the Army or Department of Defense. Smoke inhalation injury occurs in about 10% of patients admitted to burn centres, and increases the mortality of burn patients by up to 20% over predictions based on age and burn size alone. The primary lesion in smoke inhalation injury is localized to the small airways, with alveolar injury and pulmonary oedema exercising a less prominent role during the initial phases. Injury incites a cascade of events that include ventilation-perfusion mismatch, secondary lung injury, systemic inflammation, impaired immune function, and pneumonia. The most important recent developments in the treatment of inhalation injury have included improved methods of pulmonary care targeted at the pathophysiology of the injury, such as high-frequency percussive ventilation and gentle mechanical ventilation.

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