Scheidemandel H H, Page R S
Laryngoscope. 1975 Oct;85(10):1738-45. doi: 10.1288/00005537-197510000-00015.
The often perplexing clinical findings in acute epiglottitis are produced by the relative absence of cyanosis and hypercapnia in the face of severe hypoxemia, since expiration and CO2 elimination are not impaired. A serious situation arises when intubation is unseccessful. Six hundred otolaryngologists were polled to determine whether life-saving tracheotomy in such a situation could be performed within the time limits.
急性会厌炎中常见的令人困惑的临床发现是，在严重低氧血症的情况下，相对缺乏紫绀和高碳酸血症，因为呼气和二氧化碳排出未受损害。当插管不成功时，就会出现严重情况。对600名耳鼻喉科医生进行了调查，以确定在这种情况下能否在规定时间内进行挽救生命的气管切开术。
