Smart Oxygenation System (SOS) Provides Early Warning of Lung Injury
Abstract
Background: Most pulmonary injuries are insidious and declare themselves over a period of hours or even days. Most recently, tactical military changes have resulted in increased time between casualty injury and definitive care e.g., prolonged field care, increased transport times and initial damage control surgery and resuscitation. The following types of injuries could increase due to longer time between injury and evacuation 1- smoke and chemical inhalation injury exposure 2- blast injuries resulting in concomitant pulmonary contusions [50 percent incidence of ARDS]3- penetrating injuries to lung parenchyma 4- post resuscitation and acute lung injury 5-TBI induced lung dysfunction [neurogenic pulmonary edema] 6-atelectasis due to pain, over sedation and splinting after injury or initial surgery.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1115253
Entities
People
- Michael Kinsky
Organizations
- University of Texas Medical Branch