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01-02-2004 | Poster presentation
Smoke inhalation injury and tissue dysoxia: what is the link?
Authors:
M Westphal, N Morita, K Murakami, P Enkhbaatar, L Traber, D Traber
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2004
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Excerpt
Smoke inhalation injury is a frequent health threat contributing to significant pulmonary derangements. The objective of this study was to determine potential interdependencies between pulmonary shunt fraction (Qs/Qt), tissue oxygenation and cardiac performance in the acute phase of combined burn and smoke inhalation injury. …