Clinical report of a severe inhalation injury patient

Nguyen Hai An1,2, Tran Dinh Hung1,2, Ngo Tuan Hung1,
1 Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital
2 Military Medicine University

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Inhalation injury caused airway damage, hypoxia, increased the risk of death by 20%, and was independently associated with mortality in severe burn patients. Treatment of Inhalation injury remains challenging for clinicians. We report a case of severe inhalation injury, carbon monoxide poisoning treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital.

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