Epiglottitis in Canada: A Multiregional Review

Acute Epiglottitis in Children

Reports of thirteen cases of acute epiglottitis are presented. Improvement in the mortality rate with adequate treatment is stressed. The diagnosis and management is briefly discussed. Particular regard must be given to the maintenance of the airway, the control of infection and use of steroids. In view of the rapid progression of hypoxia, and collapse, and the high mortality, acute epiglottiti...

review of radiographic methods in dental implantology

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Acute Epiglottitis in a Diabetic Adult Patient

Epiglottitis in Pre and Post Haemophilus Influenza Type-b Vaccine Era: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Background and purpose: Epiglottitis is an uncommon life threatening pediatric disease. Evidence suggests some changes in etiology and incidence of this disease after vaccination against H-influenza type b. This Meta-analysis and systematic review aimed at investigating the etiology and incidence of acute epiglottitis in pre and post H-influenza vaccination era. Materials and methods: A system...

Acute epiglottitis in children.

The records of one hundred and sixty-one children with acute epiglottitis admitted to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children between January 1975 and June 1984 were reviewed. Forty-five complications occurred in thirty-four patients, including five deaths. The preferred method of airway management is direct laryngoscopy and nasotracheal intubation under general anaesthesia in the presence of...