[Respiratory support and treatment of severe inhalation injury].

Although the study of inhalation injury is deepening gradually, its clinical treatment is still difficult, and its mortality rate remains high due to the complicated pathophysiologic characteristics. This article reviews the recent progress in research and treatment of inhalation injury, acute lung injury, and acute respiratory distress syndrome at home and abroad, focusing on the effect of mechanical ventilation models, including the non-invasive ventilation, lung protective ventilation, liquid ventilation, high frequency ventilation, on respiratory support in early stage of inhalation injury. The effects of medications for inhalation injury are summarized, and the prospect of stem cell therapy for inhalation injury is also discussed.