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  • Title: Epiglottitis: evolution in management during the last decade.
    Author: Wetmore RF, Handler SD.
    Journal: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol; 1979; 88(Pt 1):822-6. PubMed ID: 517926.
    Abstract:
    In the past decade, changes have occurred in the management of epiglottis. A ten-year retrospective study of 64 patients admitted to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia with the diagnosis of epiglottis was performed. An evolution in the management of epiglottitis was demonstrated in this series of patients. The morbidity and mortality of currently employed modes of airway management (medical observation, endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy) were complication than treatment with tracheostomy. A small, select group was conservatively managed with close observation. The use of antibiotics and steroids was analyzed. Suggested guidelines for management of epiglottitis are presented.
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