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[Experiences in the treatment of children with pseudocroup (author's transl)]
Laryngologie, Rhinologie, Otologie
|October 1, 1978
Insights
Most pediatric cases of this syndrome are managed conservatively. For severe cases, active procedures like orotracheal intubation are considered within hours of admission, guided by expert collaboration.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Medicine
- Otolaryngology
- Anesthesiology
Context:
- Focuses on the management of a specific pediatric syndrome.
- Highlights the need for timely intervention in severe cases.
- Involves collaboration between multiple medical specialists.
Purpose:
- To outline conservative management strategies for a pediatric syndrome.
- To detail indications and recommendations for active procedures when conservative management fails.
- To emphasize the importance of multidisciplinary consultation for critical cases.
Summary:
- Conservative management is effective for most of the 93 pediatric cases studied.
- Active procedures, including orotracheal intubation, were considered for 14 children.
- Intervention decisions were made within 2-3 hours of admission, requiring pediatrician, laryngologist, and anesthesiologist input.
Impact:
- Provides guidance for managing pediatric syndromes, balancing conservative and active approaches.
- Emphasizes the critical timeframe for intervention in severe pediatric conditions.
- Contributes to best practices in pediatric airway management and multidisciplinary care.
Abstract:
In most of the own 93 cases the paediatrician could manage the syndrome conservatively. In 14 children of them the question of an active procedure was discussed in cooperation of paediatricians, laryngologists and anaesthesiologists. In most of the cases this was necessary in the first 2 to 3 hours after admission. Recommendations for the active procedure are given in detail, generally spoken a balanced manner with confined prolonged orotracheal intubation.