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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...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2017
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| 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 |