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8998267

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-17
pubmed:abstractText
Acute epiglottitis is an infective disease which may have a rapid and aggressive course to total upper airway obstruction. Due to its rarity (mostly in adults) and aspecific initial clinical features, it may present diagnostic problems to less experienced medical personnel. This is the principal reason why the mortality rate is still unacceptably high. Indirect or direct laryngoscopy is mandatory for diagnosis: as this might be difficult for non-specialist physicians, their awareness of the potentially severe consequences of epiglottic infections is fundamental to minimizing diagnostic delay. In fact, early involvement of experienced ENT and anaesthesiological staff is essential for diagnosis, which must be as prompt as possible and followed by thorough clinical monitoring to avoid fatal outcome.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0393-9340
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
208-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Acute epiglottitis in adults: a rare cause of acute respiratory insufficiency].
pubmed:affiliation
Sezione di Otorinolaringoiatria, Università degli Studi di Bologna.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract