摘要
Reviewing the clinical data of 57 burn cases,the authors suggested that the postburnrespiratory failure could be classified,according to the time it occurred,into 3 types:(1)Earlytype,occurring in the shock stage with severe inhalation injury being its main cause.(2)Delayedtype,developing in the postburn acute infection stage.Its clinical course was similar to that ofadult respiratory distress syndrome,and severe shock and systemic infection were the maincauses.(3)Late type,occurring in the stages of wound healing and rehabilitation.Its etiologi.calfactors included severe hypoproteinemia,malnutrition,infection and pulmonary embolism due tothrombosis of the inferior vena cava.The new classification was proposed because it was be-lieved to be helpful in the prevention and treatment of respiratory failure in different stagespostburn.
Reviewing the clinical data of 57 burn cases,the authors suggested that the postburn respiratory failure could be classified,according to the time it occurred,into 3 types:(1)Early type,occurring in the shock stage with severe inhalation injury being its main cause.(2)Delayed type,developing in the postburn acute infection stage.Its clinical course was similar to that of adult respiratory distress syndrome,and severe shock and systemic infection were the main causes.(3)Late type,occurring in the stages of wound healing and rehabilitation.Its etiologi.cal factors included severe hypoproteinemia,malnutrition,infection and pulmonary embolism due to thrombosis of the inferior vena cava.The new classification was proposed because it was be- lieved to be helpful in the prevention and treatment of respiratory failure in different stages postburn.
