Potential for severe airway obstruction from pediatric retropharyngeal abscess

Retropharyngeal abscesses in the pediatric population can cause severe respiratory distress. We report a rare case of significant airway obstruction in a 14-month-old patient requiring rapid, emergent tracheotomy after attempts at endotracheal intubation by an experienced airway surgeon were unsucce...

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Autores principales: LeRiger, Michelle M, Miler, Veronica, Tobias, Joseph D, Raman, Vidya T, Elmaraghy, Charles A, Jatana, Kris R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29200894
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S146661

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29200894
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S146661

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