title: [Analysis of the treatment of 82 patients with inhalation injury].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To learn the experiences and improve the treatment of inhalation injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Causes of death and treatment effects were analyzed in a group of 82 patients admitted from January 1994 to April 1998.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 82 patients, 33 patients were cured, 11 patients were improved and 38 patients died. Among the 38 cases of death, 24 patients died directly of inhalation injury and 14 patients died of other complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The major causes of death of the patients with inhalation injury are acute intoxication, asphyxia, and ARDS(acute respiratory distress syndrome). For the treatment, tracheostomy should be carried out the earlier the better. Moistening of the airway and lavage may be effective in preventing lung infection, facilitating the ejection of phlegm and necrotic mucosa. The amount of fluid infusion should appropriately be increased and this will not lead to lung edema. Administration of corticol hormone in the early stage for a short period will also result in positive effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Red Cross Society Hospital, Shenzhen 518029.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D002059:Burns, Inhalation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015208:Smoke Inhalation Injury / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D014140:Tracheotomy