High risk and low prevalence diseases: adult epiglottitis

RE Bridwell, A Koyfman, B Long - The American Journal of Emergency …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Adult epiglottitis is a serious condition that carries with it a high rate of morbidity
and even mortality due to airway occlusion. Objective This review highlights the pearls and …

Nontraumatic head and neck emergencies

S Kamalian, L Avery, MH Lev, PW Schaefer… - Radiographics, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Head and neck imaging is an intimidating subject for many radiologists because of the
complex anatomy and potentially serious consequences of delayed or improper diagnosis of …

Acute supraglottitis in adults in Finland: review and analysis of 308 cases

AJ Bizaki, J Numminen, JP Vasama… - The …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The aim of this article is to study the clinical features, management, and outcome
in adult patients with acute supraglottitis. Study Design: Retrospective review. Methods: We …

Factors associated with severe epiglottitis in adults: Analysis of a J apanese inpatient database

S Suzuki, H Yasunaga, H Matsui, K Fushimi… - The …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis The aim of the study was to evaluate the factors associated with the
development of severe epiglottitis in adults to provide information for physicians to make …

Risk of acute epiglottitis in patients with preexisting diabetes mellitus: A population-based case–control study

YT Tsai, EI Huang, GH Chang, MS Tsai, CM Hsu… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objective Studies have revealed that 3.5%–26.6% of patients with epiglottitis have comorbid
diabetes mellitus (DM). However, whether preexisting DM is a risk factor for acute epiglottitis …

Long-term outcome of critically ill adult patients with acute epiglottitis

T Chroboczek, M Cour, R Hernu, T Baudry, J Bohé… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Acute epiglottitis is a potentially life threatening disease, with a growing
incidence in the adult population. Its long-term outcome after Intensive Care Unit (ICU) …

Acute epiglottitis: Trends, diagnosis and management

C Abdallah - Saudi journal of anaesthesia, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Acute epiglottitis is a life-threatening disorder with serious implications to the
anesthesiologist because of the potential for laryngospasm and irrevocable loss of the …

Adult acute supraglottitis: Analysis of 358 patients for predictors of airway intervention

Y Shapira Galitz, H Shoffel‐Havakuk… - The …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis Acute supraglottitis is a potentially life‐threatening condition due to
rapid onset upper airway obstruction. The study aimed to characterize adult acute …

Acute epiglottitis in a COVID-19 positive patient

P Cordial, T Le, J Neuenschwander - The American Journal of Emergency …, 2022 - Elsevier
There have been more than 178 million global cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by
the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with more than 3.8 million deaths worldwide [1]. COVID-19 can …

Infections of the Oropharynx

MR Klein - Emergency Medicine Clinics, 2019 - emed.theclinics.com
The chief complaint of “sore throat” is commonly encountered in the emergency department
(ED) and requires clinicians to answer the fundamental question of emergency medicine: Is …