Repeated Bronchoscopy - Treatment of Severe Respiratory Failure in a Fire Victim

Autor: Petris Ovidiu Rusalim, Bologa Cristina, Sorodoc Victorita, Lionte Catalina
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: The Journal of Critical Care Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 162-165 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2393-1817
DOI: 10.1515/jccm-2017-0024
Popis: A case of respiratory failure in a domestic fire victim presenting with 1-3-degree skin burns on 10% of the total body surface, is reported. Forty-eight hours after admission to hospital, the patient developed severe respiratory failure that did not respond to mechanical ventilation. Severe obstruction of the airway had resulted from secretions and deposits of soot forming bronchial casts. The patient required repeated bronchoscopies to separate and remove the bronchial secretions and soot deposits. An emergency bronchial endoscopic exam was crucial in the patient’s survival and management. The patient was discharged from the hospital after twenty-four days.
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