A Retrospective Cohort Study of Acute Epiglottitis in Adults
Introduction: Adult epiglottitis is a disease process distinct from pediatric epiglottitis in microbiology, presentation, and clinical course. While traditionally considered more indolent and benign than in children, adult epiglottitis remains a cause of acute airway compromise with a mortality rate...
Main Authors: | Patrick Felton, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton, Liza Gonen Smith, Paul Visintainer, Niels K. Rathlev |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2021-09-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9zw4v8f4 |
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