Treatments for Epiglotitis

Treatment List for Epiglotitis

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Epiglotitis includes the following list. Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans.

• Emergency treatment - epiglottitis can be life-threatening
• Hospitalization
• Antibiotics
• Intravenous antibiotics
• Intubation - in severe cases of breathing problems
• Tracheotomy
• Tracheostomy
• Oxygen
• Helpful measures
  • Stay calm
  • Reassure the child
  • Try to keep the child calm
  • Reduce the child's anxiety
  • Reduce the child's crying - may interfere with breathing.
• Recovery measures
  • Rest
  • Cool mist humidifier
  • Liquid diet - or diet with reduced solid foods
  • Acetaminophen - for fever
• Immediate hospitalization is required
• Administer supplemental humidified oxygen if possible, but do not force the patient, as the resultant agitation could worsen the condition
• Equipment for intubation, cricothyroidotomy, or needle-jet ventilation should be available at the bedside which should be done in event of respiratory failure or obstruction
• Antipyretics and analgesics
• Humidified oxygen

Epiglotitis: Is the Diagnosis Correct?

The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Epiglotitis may include:

• croup
• Viral croup
• retropharyngeal abscess
• foreign body in larynx
• more diagnoses...»

Hidden causes of Epiglotitis may be incorrectly diagnosed:

• Hemophilus influenzae B
• Bacterial infection
• Streptococcus pyogenes
• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• more causes...»

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Epiglotitis: Research Doctors & Specialists

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  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
• Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists:
  • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
  • Otology / Neurotology (Ear/Hearing Specialists)
• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
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Latest treatments for Epiglotitis:

The following are some of the latest treatments for Epiglotitis:

• Tracheostomy
• Humidity tent
• CPAP
• Mechanical ventilation
• Cefotaxime
• Ceftriaxone
• Ampicillin-sulbactam
• Amoxicillin-clavulanate
• Chloramphenicol

Hospitals & Medical Clinics: Epiglotitis

Research quality ratings and patient incidents/safety measures for hospitals and medical facilities in specialties related to Epiglotitis:

• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Lung Health (Pulmonology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Treatment Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Epiglotitis, on hospital and medical facility performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

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