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. 2015 Jun 4;24(4):433–443. doi: 10.1007/s13546-015-1084-4

Early respiratory manifestations of severe burn patient

Manifestations respiratoires précoces d’un patient brûlé grave

A Blet 1,2,3,✉, M Benyamina 1,2, M Legrand 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC7117817  PMID: 32288740

Abstract

Respiratory dysfunction with hypoxemia is common in early phase of severe burn, with or without smoke inhalation injury. In this article, we discuss the mechanisms associated with the occurrence of pulmonary injury in burn intensive care patients, diagnostics approaches and therapeutics options to be implemented based on identified causes.

Keywords: Burn, Smoke inhalation, CO poisoning, Cyanide poisoning

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