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Review
. 2023 Jun;103(3):439-451.
doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2023.01.006. Epub 2023 Mar 21.

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Mechanical Ventilation, and Inhalation Injury in Burn Patients

Edward Bittner  1 , Robert Sheridan  2
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Review

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Mechanical Ventilation, and Inhalation Injury in Burn Patients

Edward Bittner et al. Surg Clin North Am. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Respiratory failure occurs with some frequency in seriously burned patients, driven by a combination of inflammatory and infection factors. Inhalation injury contributes to respiratory failure in some burn patients via direct mucosal injury and indirect inflammation. In burn patients, respiratory failure leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome, with or without inhalation injury, is effectively managed using principles evolved for non-burn critically ill patients.

Keywords: ARDS; Burn injury; Inhalation injury; Mechanical ventilation; Protective ventilation; Ventilator-induced lung injury.

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Postburn ARDS are often nonspecific, showing inhomogeneous consolidation and perihilar fullness.
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