TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute airway obstruction in a seven-month-old infant with epiglottitis
AU - Gershan, William M.
AU - Gillman, Kelvin
AU - Baxter, Michael
AU - Manoukian, John
AU - Gordon, John
PY - 1988/9
Y1 - 1988/9
N2 - A seven-month-old male infant with epiglottitis developed acute airway obstruction in the operating room during halothane induction. This case suggests that epiglottitis should be suspected in any child, regardless of age, who presents with stridor, respiratory distress, dysphagia, or "tripoding," and it reiterates the need for prompt airway management.
AB - A seven-month-old male infant with epiglottitis developed acute airway obstruction in the operating room during halothane induction. This case suggests that epiglottitis should be suspected in any child, regardless of age, who presents with stridor, respiratory distress, dysphagia, or "tripoding," and it reiterates the need for prompt airway management.
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U2 - 10.1097/00006565-198809000-00010
DO - 10.1097/00006565-198809000-00010
M3 - Article
C2 - 3263628
AN - SCOPUS:0023713470
SN - 0749-5161
VL - 4
SP - 197
EP - 199
JO - Pediatric Emergency Care
JF - Pediatric Emergency Care
IS - 3
ER -