Dawson K P, Mogridge N, Downward G
Department of Paediatrics, Christchurch Hospital.
N Z Med J. 1991 Sep 11;104(919):374-5.
A review of children admitted to Christchurch Hospital with acute laryngotracheitis over a 10 year and nine month period revealed that 894 admissions occurred for this condition. Forty-four (4.9%) were admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital, of whom 12 (1.3% of all laryngotracheitis admissions) required endotracheal intubation. The mean time of intubation was 170 hours (range 24-432). There were no deaths, although seven children who were intubated had serious complications, of which perforation of a gastric ulcer was the most important. In our group of patients intubation is a rare event, and the need for aggressive treatment with dexamethasone at the time of admission to the general ward is questioned.
对基督城医院10年9个月期间收治的急性喉气管炎患儿进行的一项回顾显示，该疾病有894例入院病例。其中44例（4.9%）入住医院重症监护病房，其中12例（占所有喉气管炎入院病例的1.3%）需要气管插管。插管的平均时间为170小时（范围为24 - 432小时）。尽管有7例插管患儿出现严重并发症，其中胃溃疡穿孔最为严重，但无死亡病例。在我们的患者群体中，插管是罕见事件，因此对于入住普通病房时使用地塞米松进行积极治疗的必要性提出了质疑。
