Journal Reviews

The effect of smoking status on burn inhalation injury mortality

1 August 2017 | | General Plastic Surgery | Smoking, Burn inhalation injury, Burn mortality, Immune tolerance

It is well recognised that inhalational injury is a major predictor of mortality in burns patients. However, there have not been any studies looking at the effect smoking (and its effects on the lungs) in these patients. Therefore, this is...