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Supraglottitis: the need of a standardized protocol
C J Mir-Franqui1, C Juarbe-Santos, P M Mayol
1Department of Family Practice, San Pablo Hospital Medical Center, Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
Boletin De La Asociacion Medica De Puerto Rico
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
Supraglottitis is an acute airway emergency requiring prompt medical intervention. Ten cases of epiglottitis treated at San Pablo Hospital are reviewed retrospectively. The controversies regarding this diagnosis are discussed. Due to a wide range of opinions concerning the proper management and treatment of epiglottitis, and the need of a standardized protocol, a simple and flexible protocol to be used by all physicians is proposed.