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Inhalation injury, especially in combination with cutaneous burns, is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients admitted to burn care centers. Either with or without the presence of a cutaneous burn, inhalation injury contributes to high risk for developing severe pulmonary complications. Steroids may reduce a prolonged and destructive inflammatory response to toxic or allergic substances...
The Parkland–Baxter formula is a widely utilized resuscitation guideline for the initial management of fluid deficits in burn victims. Implementation of resuscitation formulas has helped to reduce the incidence of shock and hypovolemic organ failure such as acute renal failure in the setting of burn trauma. However, it has been shown that indiscriminate implementation of these formulas may inappropriately...
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