[Sudden cardiorespiratory arrest in adults with acute epiglottitis. Report of 2 cases]
| Autor: | V, Pino Rivero, C G, Pantoja Hernandez, A, González Palomino, M E, Mora Santos, G, Pardo Romero, A, Blasco Huelva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Clindamycin Infant Newborn Epiglottitis Length of Stay Middle Aged Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Anti-Bacterial Agents Cricoid Cartilage Heart Arrest Intensive Care Units Adrenal Cortex Hormones Acute Disease Intubation Intratracheal Humans Netilmicin Emergencies Tracheotomy Respiratory Insufficiency |
| Zdroj: | Anales otorrinolaringologicos ibero-americanos. 34(1) |
| ISSN: | 0303-8874 |
| Popis: | We report two adult cases of sudden cardiorespiratory arrest because an acute epiglottitis that ocurred in our hospital. Although it is an uncommon pathology nowdays with good prognosis generally, we try to call the attention about this complication which can happen of unforseeable way even in previous absence of respiratory obstruction. One of the patients required coniotomy in ICU due to impossibility of orotracheal intubation (OI) and the other died in spite of an urgent performance. |
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