Burn other imaging findings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eman Alademi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Other imaging finding
Chest imaging — Chest radiography is typically obtained in the initial evaluation of the injured patient but has low sensitivity for inhalation injury[1]. Most patients with inhalation injury have a normal chest radiograph at presentation, and for those with abnormal findings, the degree of injury is usually underestimated[2]. The presence of pulmonary opacities on initial chest films has been implicated as a marker of severe injury and a poor prognosis[3].
References
- ↑ Pruitt BA, Cioffi WG, Shimazu T, Ikeuchi H, Mason AD (1990). “Evaluation and management of patients with inhalation injury”. J Trauma. 30 (12 Suppl): S63–8. doi:10.1097/00005373-199012001-00015. PMID 2254994.
- ↑ Rehberg S, Maybauer MO, Enkhbaatar P, Maybauer DM, Yamamoto Y, Traber DL (2009). “Pathophysiology, management and treatment of smoke inhalation injury”. Expert Rev Respir Med. 3 (3): 283–297. doi:10.1586/ERS.09.21. PMC 2722076. PMID 20161170.
- ↑ Masanès MJ, Legendre C, Lioret N, Saizy R, Lebeau B (1995). “Using bronchoscopy and biopsy to diagnose early inhalation injury. Macroscopic and histologic findings”. Chest. 107 (5): 1365–9. doi:10.1378/chest.107.5.1365. PMID 7750332.
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