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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Epiglottitis requires urgent endotracheal [[intubation]] to protect the airway. Ideally, this should be performed in the theater by an experienced [[anesthesiologist]] or [[respiratory therapist]], with [[otolaryngologist]] back-up in case of failed intubation.<ref name="pmid21297792">{{cite journal| author=Achong MR| title=Respiratory tract infections in adults. | journal=Can Fam Physician | year= 1979 | volume= 25 | issue= | pages= 1189-93 | pmid=21297792 | doi= | pmc=2383214 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21297792 }} </ref> If intubation fails, [[tracheotomy]] is required. | |||
==Surgery== | ==Surgery== | ||
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Epiglottitis requires urgent endotracheal [[intubation]] to protect the airway. Ideally, this should be performed by an experienced [[anesthesiologist]] or [[respiratory therapist]], with [[ | Epiglottitis requires urgent endotracheal [[intubation]] to protect the airway. Ideally, this should be performed in the theater by an experienced [[anesthesiologist]] or [[respiratory therapist]], with [[otolaryngologist]] back-up in case of failed intubation.<ref name="pmid21297792">{{cite journal| author=Achong MR| title=Respiratory tract infections in adults. | journal=Can Fam Physician | year= 1979 | volume= 25 | issue= | pages= 1189-93 | pmid=21297792 | doi= | pmc=2383214 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21297792 }} </ref> If intubation fails, [[tracheotomy]] is required. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Prince Tano Djan, BSc, MBChB [2]
Overview
Epiglottitis requires urgent endotracheal intubation to protect the airway. Ideally, this should be performed in the theater by an experienced anesthesiologist or respiratory therapist, with otolaryngologist back-up in case of failed intubation.[1] If intubation fails, tracheotomy is required.
Surgery
Surgery and Device Based Therapy
Epiglottitis requires urgent endotracheal intubation to protect the airway. Ideally, this should be performed in the theater by an experienced anesthesiologist or respiratory therapist, with otolaryngologist back-up in case of failed intubation.[1] If intubation fails, tracheotomy is required.