Role of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in early diagnosis of inhalational burns in patients with facial burns

Role of fibreoptic bronchoscopy in early diagnosis of inhalational burns in patients with facial burns

Introduction: Inhalation burn is a major cause of mortality in burn patients. Early diagnosis of smoke inhalation injury (SII) is imperative in the management and prevention of burn injury. The gold standard modality for the diagnosis of SII is fiber-optic bronchoscopy (FOB). Materials and Methods:...

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Main Authors: Nosheen Kanchwala, R Ram Mohan, Komal Tripathi, Shilpi Baranwal, Manoj Kumar Jha, Sameek Bhattacharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Burns
Subjects:
bronchoscopy
burns
smoke inhalational injury
Online Access:http://www.ijburns.com/article.asp?issn=0971-653X;year=2021;volume=29;issue=1;spage=76;epage=81;aulast=Kanchwala

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