Acute epiglottitis in elderly age group: Our experiences at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Eastern India
Background: Acute epiglottitis (AE) is a potentially life-threatening condition which can lead to airway obstruction. It is less commonly encountered in elderly persons but has more potential for poor outcome due to the indolent property of the clinical presentations. Objective: The objective of thi...
Main Authors: | Santosh Kumar Swain, Nibi Shajahan, Priyanka Debta, Somadatta Das, Rabindranath Padhy |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2021;volume=14;issue=1;spage=119;epage=123;aulast=Swain |
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