Inhalational injury and use of heparin & N-acetylcysteine nebulization: A case report

Inhalational injury and use of heparin & N-acetylcysteine nebulization: A case report

Inhalational injury to the upper and lower airway occurs due to thermal or chemical irritation causing airway edema, capillary leak, mucin, and fibrin debris forming clots and soot. The use of unfractionated heparin (UFH) nebulization was found to be effective by dissolving airway clots. We report a...

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Main Authors: Nissar Shaikh, Arshad H. Chanda, Mohammad A. Rahman, Mohammed M. Nainthramveetil, Ashish Kumar, Ranjan M. Mathias, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Burn injury
Inhalational injury
Tracheobronchial injury
Unfractionated heparin
N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007122000624

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