[Emergency tracheobronchoscopy in children with burns].
Smoke inhalation affects the upper airways and lung parenchyma, causing the burn victims' death rate to increase substantially. Early diagnosis is hard to obtain, as clinical signs of complications will be delayed. However, both improved chances for survival and a lower incidence of sequelae depend on how soon treatment is initiated. The smoke inhalation syndrome suspectacle from the case history cannot be confirmed without due paraclinical investigations. The authors retrace their experience with 42 children hospitalized at the Hôpital Trousseau Burn Unit. They stress the importance of emergy ENT endoscopic assessment for obtaining the diagnostic and therapeutic data necessary for taking adequate measures.
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Unité de Réanimation des Enfants Brûlés, Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Trousseau, Paris.
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Maillet
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Marsol
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Calderon del Aguila
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Lacombe
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D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002059:Burns, Inhalation / Q000150:complications*; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
Trachéo-bronchoscopie en urgence chez les enfants brûlés.