Clinical Challenges in Burn Surgery: Inhalation Injury

A nearby house fire has brought several patients to your hospital via ambulance, where you are the sole provider on duty. These patients require urgent triage and stabilization before transfer to the regional burn center. You are very concerned about inhalation injury and are tasked with making complex clinical decisions in a high-pressure situation. What are the next steps? Join Drs. Kevin Foster, Tina Palmeri, Ryan Rihani, Tommy Tran, and Kiran Dyamenahalli as they explore the intricacies of managing smoke inhalation injury and more! Hosts: Tommy Tran, Tristar Skyline Medical Center Kiran Dyamenahalli, MGH Sumner Redstone Burn Center Kevin Foster, Arizona Burn Center Tina Palmeri, UC Davis Firefighters Burn Institute Regional Burn Center Ryan Rihani, UT Health Dunn Burn Center Tam Pham, Harborview Medical Center (Editor) Learning Objectives: Understand the etiology and common scenarios associated with inhalation injury  Understand the effect of inhalation injury on morbidity and mortality Describe indications for invasive airway management (intubation, bronchoscopy, and mechanical ventilation). Describe complications of inhalation injury and their management. References: Fournier, M., Turgeon, A. F., Doucette, S., Morrisette, M., Archambault, P., & Bouchard, N. (2016). Nebulized heparin for inhalation injury in burn patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Care, 20(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1285-8 Norris, C., LaLonde, C., Slater, H., & Purser, D. (2005). Survival from inhalation injury. Burns, 31(7), 803-815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2005.04.003 Li, W., Tang, X., Chen, Y., & Zhao, Z. (2021). Update on smoke inhalation injury: Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 13(4), 1797-1808. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-3328 Hahn, S. M., Kim, Y. H., Kim, K. H., & Lee, S. U. (2020). Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of smoke inhalation injury in burn patients. Acute and Critical Care, 35(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2020.00175 Bittner, E. A., Shank, E., Woodson, L., & Martyn, J. A. (2015). Acute and long-term outcomes of burn injuries: A focus on inhalation injury. Clinics in Chest Medicine, 36(4), 549-560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccm.2015.08.007 Romanowski, K. S., & Palmieri, T. L. (2019). Inhalation injury in burns: Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment. Journal of Burn Care & Research, 40(5), 517-523. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irz123 Dyamenahalli, K., Garg, G., Shupp, J. W., Kuprys, P. V., Choudhry, M. A., & Kovacs, E. J. (2019). Inhalation injury: Unmet clinical needs and future research. Journal of Burn Care & Research, 40(5), 570-584. https://doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irz055 Please visit https://behindtheknife.org to access other high-yield surgical education podcasts, videos and more.   If you liked this episode, check out our recent episodes here: https://app.behindtheknife.org/listen