1. Intubation in burns patients: a 5-year review of the Manchester regional burns centre experience
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L.A. Dingle, S. Bishop, Zeeshan Sheikh, A. Soueid, and Richard A. J. Wain
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Patient demographics ,Burn Units ,Laryngoscopy ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Intubation, Intratracheal ,medicine ,Humans ,Intubation ,Aged ,Retrospective Studies ,Retrospective review ,Adult patients ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Medical record ,General surgery ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,General Medicine ,Length of Stay ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Pneumonia ,England ,Inhalation injury ,Emergency Medicine ,Female ,Surgery ,Burns ,business - Abstract
Despite criteria to guide intubation from the American Burn Association (ABA), concerns remain regarding over-intubation of burns patients. The purpose of this study was to review appropriateness of intubation at a UK regional burns centre over a 5-year period. A 5-year retrospective review of adult patients admitted to the Manchester Burns Centre who underwent intubation at or prior to admission was performed. Intubations for non-burn indications or burns >40%TBSA were excluded. Patient demographic and burn characteristics data were extracted from medical records. Indications for intubation were compared to ABA and Denver criteria. 47 patients were identified, of which 40 met inclusion criteria for analysis. 72.5% and 95% of these patients met ABA or Denver criteria respectively. 30.8% of patients were extubated within 48 h. 50% patients extubated within 48 h had ≤1 indication for intubation or negative laryngoscopy. Complications related to intubation and ventilation were noted in 37.5% of patients, with ventilation associated pneumonia (VAP) being the most common occurring in 27.5%. 95% of patients fulfilled recognised criteria for intubation. However, 30% were extubated within 48 h, suggesting potentially avoidable intubation. This study suggests current intubation criteria may over-estimate risk of airway compromise and supports results from non-UK studies that a proportion of patients may be suitable for close observation rather than early intubation. more...
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- 2021
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