Successful combined use of videolaryngoscopy and pediatric stylet in an adult case of acute epiglottitis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 674-675

  Agnoletti, Vanni ^a   Tenti, Giulia ^a   Piraccini, Emanuele ^a   Corso, Ruggero M ^a   Leprotti, Elena ^a   Vicini, Claudio ^a   Gambale, Giorgio ^a  

^a MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CEFTRIAXONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROPOFOL; RAMIPRIL; SEVOFLURANE; TELMISARTAN;

ACUTE EPIGLOTTITIS; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE STYLET; FACE MASK; FOREIGN BODY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER; LUNG BURN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SORE THROAT; VIDEOLARYNGOSCOPY;

ACUTE DISEASE; EPIGLOTTITIS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84875368635     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.09.019     Document Type: Letter

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