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Upper airway and esophageal burn injury

Publication at First Faculty of Medicine |
2021

Abstract

Upper airway burn injury is a life-threatening clinical condition, the development of acute respiratory failure occurs as a result of rapid airway obstruction by mucous oedema. The emergency intubation should be provided, we must expect and be ready for difficult airway situation.

The inhalation trauma is a severe complication of burn injury (impairment of lung tissue and lower airway).