Evaluation of respiratory tract injury in burn patients

The objectives of these case review are: 1. To evaluate the incidence of respiratory tract injury in burn patients; 2. To determine the bases in the diagnosis of pulmonary injury resulting from burns; 3. To assess the common signs and symptoms in patients who died of pulmonary complications after burn injury; 4. and, to correlate the advantages of early diagnosis and intubation on the mortality rate of burn patients.