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Epiglottitis Learning Center
Complications could include:
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Spasm may cause the airways to close abruptly. In this case, death follows within minutes. The airways may become totally blocked, which could result in death.
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With treatment (including the establishment of an artificial airway), only about 1% of children with epiglottitis die. Without the artificial airway, this figure jumps to 6%. Most patients recover form the infection, and can have the breathing tub...
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With treatment (including the establishment of an artificial airway), only about 1 percent of children with epiglottitis die. Without the artificial airway, this figure jumps to 6 percent. Most patients recover from the infection and can have the ...
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An acute upper airway obstruction is a blockage of the upper airway, which can be in the trachea, voice box (laryngeal), or throat (pharyngeal) areas.
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