Acute epiglottitis in adults: A retrospective review of 106 patients in Hong Kong

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 253-255

  Ng, H L ^a   Sin, L M ^a   Li, M F ^a   Que, T L ^a   Anandaciva, S ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOTAXIME; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SORE THROAT; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 43149097400     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.050153     Document Type: Review

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