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Velamuri SR, Ali Y, Lanfranco J, Gupta P, Hill DM. Inhalation Injury, Respiratory Failure, and Ventilator Support in Acute Burn Care. Clin Plast Surg 2024; 51:221-232. [PMID: 38429045 DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2023.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Sustaining an inhalation injury increases the risk of severe complications and mortality. Current evidential support to guide treatment of the injury or subsequent complications is lacking, as studies either exclude inhalation injury or design limit inferences that can be made. Conventional ventilator modes are most commonly used, but there is no consensus on optimal strategies. Settings should be customized to patient tolerance and response. Data for pharmacotherapy adjunctive treatments are limited.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sai R Velamuri
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38103, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 910 Madison Avenue, 2nd floor Suite 217, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 965 Court Avenue Room H316B, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 965 court avenue, Room H316B, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Regional One Health, University of Tennessee, 80 madison avenue, Memphis TN 38103, USA
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Godleski M, Yelvington M, Jean S. Burn Injury Complications Impacting Rehabilitation. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2023; 34:799-809. [PMID: 37806698 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2023.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Successful post-burn rehabilitation requires an understanding of a wide range of complications to maximize functional recovery. This article reviews a range of potential challenges including burn scar contracture, amputation, peripheral nerve injury, heterotopic ossification, dysphagia, altered skin physiology, pain, and pruritis. The overall focus is to serve as a guide for post-injury therapy and rehabilitation spanning the phases of care and considering evidence-based approaches, prevention, and treatment with an ultimate goal of aiding in the functional recovery and long-term quality of life for burn survivors.
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- Matthew Godleski
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, St. John's Rehab, 285 Cummer Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M2M 2G1, Canada.
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Arkansas Children's Hospital, 1 Children's Way, Slot 104, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Institut de Réadaptation Gingras-Lindsay de Montréal (Darlington), Université de Montréal, 6300 Avenue Darlington, Montréal, Québec H3S 2J4, Canada
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Beck I, Tapking C, Haug V, Nolte S, Böcker A, Stoppe C, Kneser U, Hirche C, Hundeshagen G. Short- and long term hyposmia, hypogeusia, dysphagia and dysphonia after facial burn injury - A prospective matched cohort study. Burns 2023; 49:380-387. [PMID: 35525769 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2022.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Facial burns frequently occur in occupational or household accidents. While dysphagia and dysphonia are known sequelae, little is known about impaired smell and taste after facial burns. METHODS In a prospective observational controlled study, we evaluated hyposmia via the Sniffin' Stick Test (SnS), hypogeusia via a taste strip test, and dysphonia and dysphagia via validated questionnaires acutely and one-year after burn, respectively. A matched control group consisting of a convenience sample of healthy volunteers underwent the same assessments. RESULTS Fifty-five facial burn patients (FB) and 55 healthy controls (CTR) were enrolled. Mean burn size was 11 (IQR: 29) % total body surface area (TBSA); CTR and FB were comparable regarding age, sex and smoking status. Acutely, hyposmia was present in 29% of the FB group (CTR: 9%, p = 0.014) and burn patients scored worse on the SnS than CTR (FB: 10; CTR: 11; IQR: 2; p = 0.013). Hyposmia per SnS correlated with subjective self-assessment. Hyposmia and SnS scores improved over time (FB acute: 10.5 IQR: 2; FB one year: 11; IQR: 2; p = 0.042) and returned to normal at one-year post burn in most patients who completed the study (lost to follow-up: 21 patients). Taste strip scores were comparable between FB and CTR, as was the acute prevalence of dysphagia and dysphonia. CONCLUSION Hyposmia acutely after facial thermal trauma appeared frequently in this study, especially when complicated by inhalation trauma or large TBSA involvement. Of all complete assessments, a fraction of burn patients retained hyposmia after one year while most improved over time to normal. Prevalence of dysphonia, dysphagia and hypogeusia was comparable to healthy controls in this study, perhaps due to overall minor burn severity.
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- Inessa Beck
- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Armed Forces Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care, Emergency and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany; Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Hand Trauma and Replantation Center, BG Unfallklinik Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Microsurgery, Burn Center, BG Trauma Center Ludwigshafen, University of Heidelberg, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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Janik S, Grasl S, Yildiz E, Besser G, Kliman J, Hacker P, Frommlet F, Fochtmann-Frana A, Erovic BM. A new nomogram to predict the need for tracheostomy in burned patients. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 278:3479-3488. [PMID: 33346855 PMCID: PMC8328908 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-020-06541-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Purpose To evaluate the impact of tracheostomy on complications, dysphagia and outcome in second and third degree burned patients. Methods Inpatient mortality, dysphagia, severity of burn injury (ABSI, TBSA) and complications in tracheotomized burn patients were compared to (I) non-tracheotomized burn patients and (II) matched tracheotomized non-burn patients. Results 134 (30.9%) out of 433 patients who underwent tracheostomy, had a significantly higher percentage of inhalation injury (26.1% vs. 7.0%; p < 0.001), higher ABSI (8.9 ± 2.1 vs. 6.0 ± 2.7; p < 0.001) and TBSA score (41.4 ± 19.7% vs. 18.6 ± 18.8%; p < 0.001) compared to 299 non-tracheotomized burn patients. However, complications occurred equally in tracheotomized burn patients and matched controls and tracheostomy was neither linked to dysphagia nor to inpatient mortality at multivariate analysis. In particular, dysphagia occurred in 6.2% of cases and was significantly linked to length of ICU stay (OR 6.2; p = 0.021), preexisting neurocognitive impairments (OR 5.2; p = 0.001) and patients’ age (OR 3.4; p = 0.046). A nomogram was calculated based on age, TBSA and inhalation injury predicting the need for a tracheostomy in severely burned patients. Conclusion Using the new nomogram we were able to predict with significantly higher accuracy the need for tracheostomy in severely burned patients. Moreover, tracheostomy is safe and is not associated with higher incidenc of complications, dysphagia or worse outcome.
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- Stefan Janik
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Head and Neck Diseases, Evangelical Hospital Vienna, Hans-Sachs Gasse 10-12, Vienna, Austria.
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Moss M, White SD, Warner H, Dvorkin D, Fink D, Gomez-Taborda S, Higgins C, Krisciunas GP, Levitt JE, McKeehan J, McNally E, Rubio A, Scheel R, Siner JM, Vojnik R, Langmore SE. Development of an Accurate Bedside Swallowing Evaluation Decision Tree Algorithm for Detecting Aspiration in Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors. Chest 2020; 158:1923-1933. [PMID: 32721404 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.07.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The bedside swallowing evaluation (BSE) is an assessment of swallowing function and airway safety during swallowing. After extubation, the BSE often is used to identify the risk of aspiration in acute respiratory failure (ARF) survivors. RESEARCH QUESTION We conducted a multicenter prospective study of ARF survivors to determine the accuracy of the BSE and to develop a decision tree algorithm to identify aspiration risk. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Patients extubated after ≥ 48 hours of mechanical ventilation were eligible. Study procedures included the BSE followed by a gold standard evaluation, the flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). RESULTS Overall, 213 patients were included in the final analysis. Median time from extubation to BSE was 25 hours (interquartile range, 21-45 hours). The FEES was completed 1 hour after the BSE (interquartile range, 0.5-2 hours). A total of 33% (70/213; 95% CI, 26.6%-39.2%) of patients aspirated on at least one FEES bolus consistency test. Thin liquids were the most commonly aspirated consistency: 27% (54/197; 95% CI, 21%-34%). The BSE detected any aspiration with an accuracy of 52% (95% CI, 45%-58%), a sensitivity of 83% (95% CI, 74%-92%), and negative predictive value (NPV) of 81% (95% CI, 72%-91%). Using recursive partitioning analyses, a five-variable BSE-based decision tree algorithm was developed that improved the detection of aspiration with an accuracy of 81% (95% CI, 75%-87%), sensitivity of 95% (95% CI, 90%-98%), and NPV of 97% (95% CI, 95%-99%). INTERPRETATION The BSE demonstrates variable accuracy to identify patients at high risk for aspiration. Our decision tree algorithm may enhance the BSE and may be used to identify patients at high risk for aspiration, yet requires further validation. TRIAL REGISTRY ClinicalTrials.gov; No.: NCT02363686; URL: www.clinicaltrials.gov.
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- Marc Moss
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO.
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- University of Colorado Denver Rehabilitation Therapy Services, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO
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- Section of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Communication Disorders, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO; The Bioinformatics CRO, Inc, Niceville, FL
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; Department of Otolaryngology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA; Division of Speech Language Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA; Department of Otolaryngology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA
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