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- This study analyzed the occurrence of acute infectious supraglottitis at a medical center from 2010 to 2020, aiming to identify patient characteristics, trends, and factors requiring airway interventions.
- A total of 88 patients were examined, showing a 9% annual increase in cases, particularly rising in 2019, with common symptoms including muffled voice and respiratory distress; 17% of patients needed airway interventions such as intubation or tracheotomy.
- Key findings suggested that younger patients and those with specific conditions like epiglottic abscess, hypersalivation, and smoking were more likely to require airway management, although the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic complic
Article Abstract
Purpose: The purpose is to analyze the incidence of acute infectious supraglottitis in our center between 2010 and 2020, define the characteristics and trends of those patients and identify factors associated with the need of airway intervention.
Methods: A retrospective single-center observational study of a cohort of patients diagnosed with acute infectious supraglottitis between January 2010 and December 2020. Patients were stratified according to airway management.
Results: Eighty eight patients were included: 59 men (67%) and 29 women (33%). A significant upward trend of 9% in the annual incidence rate of supraglottitis was seen during 2010-2020, with an important increase in cases during 2019. Muffled voice (41%) and respiratory distress (38%) were the most common presenting symptoms; and the median duration of symptoms before hospital admission was 2 days [IQR 1; 3]. Airway intervention was performed in fifteen patients (17%). Nine patients (10%) were intubated and six required tracheotomy (7%). Comparing the patients who required airway intervention with those who received a conservative treatment, younger patients (p < 0.01) were more likely to need airway intervention. In logistic regression analysis, we found that epiglottic abscess (p = 0.015), hypersalivation (p = 0.027) and smoking (p = 0.036) were independent factors with a significant association with airway intervention.
Conclusion: There was an important increase in cases and its severity in 2019, but due to COVID-19 pandemic, it was not possible to define if it was an isolate event or an upward trend. Epiglottic abscess, hypersalivation and smoking could be possible risk factors for airway intervention.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8994090 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-022-07365-z | DOI Listing |
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