Hospital Course of Croup After Emergency Department Management
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Acute management of croup in the emergency department.
Croup is one of the most common causes of upper airway obstruction in young children. It is characterized by sudden onset of barky cough, hoarse voice, inspiratory stridor and respiratory distress caused by upper airway inflammation secondary to a viral infection. Published guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of croup advise using steroids as the mainstay treatment for all children who p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hospital Pediatrics
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2154-1663,2154-1671
DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2018-0066