Clinical Follow-Up of Burn Patients After Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation

M. Bauer Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Head: P. Wilflingerseder) and Anesthesiology (Head: H. Benzer), Institute of Sports Medicine and Circulation (Head: E. Raas), University of Innsbruck, Austria

D. Balogh Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Head: P. Wilflingerseder) and Anesthesiology (Head: H. Benzer), Institute of Sports Medicine and Circulation (Head: E. Raas), University of Innsbruck, Austria

H. Hörtnagl Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Head: P. Wilflingerseder) and Anesthesiology (Head: H. Benzer), Institute of Sports Medicine and Circulation (Head: E. Raas), University of Innsbruck, Austria

H. Kompatscher Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Head: P. Wilflingerseder) and Anesthesiology (Head: H. Benzer), Institute of Sports Medicine and Circulation (Head: E. Raas), University of Innsbruck, Austria

Abstract

13 burn patients who had been treated for inhalation injuries (9), respiratory failure (3) or fractured ribs (1) were followed up after an average period of five years. Tracheal stenosis was found in five patients, increased pulmonary resistance in six patients. Even in patients who had sustained inhalation traumas there was only a minimal impairment of pulmonary function and physical work capacity.

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