Airway management in adult epiglottitis

Airway management in pediatric epiglottitis: a national perspective.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe current demographics and resource utilization in the treatment of pediatric epiglottitis. STUDY DESIGN Case series from a national database. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The Kids' Inpatient Database was systematically searched to extract patients under 19 years old admitted with a diagnosis of epiglottitis and undergoing an airway intervention. ...

Adult acute epiglottitis.

Acute epiglotiitis is a disease of rapid onset and progression of symptoms and has been well described in children. The importance of being aware of this diagnosis is to prevent an acute upper airway obstruction that can be potentially fatal. Here we describe two cases of adult acute epiglottitis where the patients had severe symptoms of sorethroat but a normal looking oropharynx.

Acute epiglottitis in an adult.

A 33-year old man developed acute epiglottitis of sudden onset which resulted in severe respiratory distress. A small endotracheal tube was passed as an emergency procedure. Respiratory arrest developed after he pulled it out 12 hr later. Subsequent progress was satisfactory following endotracheal intubation and treatment with ampicillin and hydrocortisone. Blood cultures grew Haemophilus influ...

Acute Epiglottitis in a Diabetic Adult Patient

Adult epiglottitis in a Canadian setting.

The objective of this study was to determine stable estimates of the incidence, case fatality, and epidemiologic features of adult epiglottitis, and risk factors for intubation. The authors designed a retrospective cohort combined with a nested case-control study, followed by detailed analysis of cases from two tertiary care institutions. Among 813 cases, the incidence was 2.02 cases/10(5) popu...