What is inhalation injury? How can it affect patient management?
What will be an ideal response?
Inhalation injury can be caused by thermal injury and/or by inhalation of smoke and other byproducts of incomplete combustion. There are 2 types based on the anatomic location: upper airway (injury to the mouth, oropharynx, and larynx) and lower airway (tracheal, bronchial, and alveolar). A third type of inhalation injury is metabolic in nature and caused by inhalation of toxic agents such as carbon monoxide. Injury in a closed space, presence of facial burns, and carbonaceous material in the airway and in secretions are indications of inhalation injury. Other signs of inhalation injury are hoarseness, cough, singed nasal hair, and wheezing. Inhalation injury can be confirmed by various methods such as endoscopy or transnasal indirect laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy in intubated patients.
Patients with significant inhalation injury will require mechanical ventilation. These patients will require nutrition support even if the tissue injury is minimal.
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