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First-day Computed Tomography: Does it Has a Role in the Assessment of Patients With Inhalation Lung Injury?
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating chest computed tomography (CT) for Inhalation Injury. Completed, enrolled 58 participants.
Detailed Summary
A major risk factor for death in burn victims is inhalation lung injury. Diagnostic criteria and severity grading are not well understood. After an inhalation injury, the mucociliary escalator is impaired by induced mucosal hyperemia, which includes Edema, increased mucous production, and airway exudation, and these insults worsen airway narrowing which interferes with ventilation. Multimodal therapy and quick bronchoscopic diagnosis improve patient outcomes. Early identification and classification of inhalation injuries improve patient outcomes. Chest CT may be employed as an alternative to or supplement to the bronchoscopy as well as a diagnostic and prognostic tool. In this study, the diagnostic and prognostic value of bronchial wall thickening as a radiological CT finding in inhalation lung damage and the radiologist score (RADS) were evaluated.
Study Details
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Within the first 12 hours of suspected inhalation lung injury, fiberoptic bronchoscopy was done to confirm the diagnosis. After confirming the diagnosis, an initial chest CT in the first 24 hrs through which the radiologist score (RADS) together with bronchial wall thickening (BWT) was done.