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Epiglottitis is a rare but dangerous airway disease that often requires the attention and care of an anesthesiologist. It is a true airway emergency and should be treated as an emergent, difficult airway. The following chapter describes why epiglottitis is an airway emergency; identifies the differential diagnoses for upper airway obstruction; reviews why muscle relaxation is contraindicated in airway management of epiglottitis; and identifies alternative methods for airway management in cases of severe upper airway obstruction.
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Yao, P., Sampankanpanich Soria, C. (2022). Epiglottitis (Pediatric). In: Sampankanpanich Soria, C., Trivedi, S. (eds) Pediatric and Adult Anesthesiology Simulation Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95338-6_36
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