2009•Medical Journal of the Chinese People's Armed Police ForcesRequires access
Clinical study of tracheotomy in 96 patients with inhalation injury
Xutao Miao
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Abstract
Objective To study the opportunity of the tracheotomy for the patients with inhalation injury,and the management of the complications.Methods Ninety - six patients with inhalation injury underwent tracheotomy and their complete information was investigated retrospectively.Results Ninety - one of the 96 tracheotomy patients were saved.Complications occurred in 18 patients (18.75%).The patients receiving the operation less than 6 hours after burn(14.3%) had less complications than the others,and the rates of complication were 25.0%,17.3%and 15.0%,with decreasing order of severity.Conclusions Burn in the head and neck region accompanied by inhalation injury is the indication to early tracheotomy.