A most common cause of death due to burns in the early period is?
High-Yield Explanation
Srb's manual of surgery,4th edition Pathophysiology of burns:
1.Burns,
2.Loss of fluid,
3.Severe hypovolemia,
4.Reduced cardiac output,
a.Decreased myocardial function.
b.altered pulmonary resistance causing pulmonary edema,
5.Infection,
6.Systemic inflammatory response syndrome-SIRS,
7.Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome-MODS
8. Ultimately leading to death.