First-day Computed Tomography: Does it Has a Role in the Assessment of Patients With Inhalation Lung Injury?

Conditions: Inhalation Injury

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – N/A

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 58

Sponsor: Menoufia University

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:any patient with a suspected inhalational lung injuryExclusion Criteria:less than 18 years old,patients who had their CT scan after 24 hours after their admissionpatients who couldn't finish all of the study steps.patients that are known to have any parenchymal lung disorders.

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