ais_inhalation: Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS) for Inhalation Injury

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Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS) for Inhalation Injury

Description

Retrieves the classification and estimated mortality risk for the Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS) for Inhalation Injury. This scoring system grades the severity of inhalation injury based on bronchoscopic findings, ranging from Grade 0 (No injury) to Grade 4 (Massive injury).

Usage

ais_inhalation(grade)

Arguments

grade

Numeric. The bronchoscopic grade of injury (0, 1, 2, 3, or 4).

Value

A list containing:

Grade	The input grade.
Classification	Description of the bronchoscopic findings associated with the grade.
Estimated_Mortality	Approximate mortality risk associated with the grade, based on Endorf and Gamelli (2007).

References

Endorf FW, Gamelli RL. Inhalation injury, pulmonary complications, and mortality. J Burn Care Res. 2007;28(1):80-83. doi:10.1097/BCR.0B013E31802C889F

Examples

# Example 1: Moderate Injury
# Patient with moderate erythema and carbonaceous deposits
ais_inhalation(2)

# Example 2: Massive Injury
# Patient with mucosal sloughing and necrosis
ais_inhalation(4)

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