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  • Title: Acute epiglottitis: current management.
    Author: Schloss MD, Gold JA, Rosales JK, Baxter JD.
    Journal: Laryngoscope; 1983 Apr; 93(4):489-93. PubMed ID: 6834977.
    Abstract:
    Two hundred and sixty-one cases of acute epiglottitis treated at the Montreal Children's Hospital between 1951 and 1980 are reviewed. Clinical features of the disease are described. Treatment protocol at a major children's hospital is presented. Statistics related to age, season and sex are analyzed. The authors compare nasotracheal intubation and tracheostomy as primary treatment. Bacteriology and antibiotic treatment are updated.
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