Acute epiglottitis: Epidemiology, clinical presentation, management and outcome

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 818-823

  Guldfred, L A ^a,b   Lyhne, D ^a   Becker, B C ^a  

^a ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child; Denmark; Epiglottis; Haemophilus Influenzae Vaccines; Immunisation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMPICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFUROXIME; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS; ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DENMARK; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HOARSENESS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LARYNGITIS; LEUKOCYTE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STRIDOR; SWELLING; TONSIL DISEASE; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION; VOCAL CORD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL CAPSULES; DENMARK; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; SEASONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

EID: 47549086698     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107000473     Document Type: Article

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