Radiographic manifestations of acute smoke inhalation.
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Putman, CE; Loke, J; Matthay, RA; Ravin, CE
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
November 1977
Acute smoke inhalation may lead to serious pulmonary injury and contribute significantly to mortality of fire victims. The chest radiographic findings in 21 patients with acute smoke inhalation are analyzed, and possible pathophysiologic mechanisms responsible for the radiographic abnormalities noted are discussed. Patients with surface injury burns were intentionally eliminated from this study. Our findings indicate that the standard chest radiograph is an insensitive means of determining pulmonary injury by smoke inhalation. The importance of blood carboxyhemoglobin levels and arterial blood gas determinations in the clinical evaluation of patients with acute smoke inhalation is stressed.
Duke Scholars
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AJR Am J Roentgenol
DOI
ISSN
0361-803X
Publication Date
November 1977
Volume
129
Issue
5
Start / End Page
865 / 870
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Smoke
- Radiography
- Oxygen
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Lung Diseases
- Lung
- Humans
- Fires
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Putman, C. E., Loke, J., Matthay, R. A., & Ravin, C. E. (1977). Radiographic manifestations of acute smoke inhalation. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 129(5), 865–870. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.129.5.865
Putman, C. E., J. Loke, R. A. Matthay, and C. E. Ravin. “Radiographic manifestations of acute smoke inhalation.” AJR Am J Roentgenol 129, no. 5 (November 1977): 865–70. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.129.5.865.
Putman CE, Loke J, Matthay RA, Ravin CE. Radiographic manifestations of acute smoke inhalation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1977 Nov;129(5):865–70.
Putman, C. E., et al. “Radiographic manifestations of acute smoke inhalation.” AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 129, no. 5, Nov. 1977, pp. 865–70. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/ajr.129.5.865.
Putman CE, Loke J, Matthay RA, Ravin CE. Radiographic manifestations of acute smoke inhalation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1977 Nov;129(5):865–870.
Published In
AJR Am J Roentgenol
DOI
ISSN
0361-803X
Publication Date
November 1977
Volume
129
Issue
5
Start / End Page
865 / 870
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Smoke
- Radiography
- Oxygen
- Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Lung Diseases
- Lung
- Humans
- Fires