Importance of Vitamins and Trace Elements Essential vitamins and trace elements, which are globally known as “micronutrients,” are fundamental to metabolism; they function as structures of enzymes or as their cofactors. Their requirements are influenced by the metabolic state and…
Introduction The multitude of respiratory complications caused by smoke inhalation, flame burns, and their treatment epitomize the clinical challenges that confront health care workers. Smoke inhalation injury and its sequelae impose demands on the practitioners who play a central role…
Introduction and Epidemiology It has been more than three decades since Herndon and colleagues' first manuscript on inhalation injury was published. It was initially reported in 1985 that inhalation injury was a major determinant of mortality in severely burned patients.…