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Croup : A primer
South African Journal of Physiotherapy | Vol 46, No 1 | a794 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v46i1.794
| © 2018 Max Klein
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 28 September 2018 | Published: 28 February 1990
Submitted: 28 September 2018 | Published: 28 February 1990
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Max Klein, Paediatric Pulmonology and Critical Care Service, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town, South AfricaFull Text:
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Croup is the single most common cause of death from airway obstruction, taking all ages into account. The patient’s general appearance is an extremely unreliable guide to the severity of the obstruction in croup and specific signs must be used in the assessment. Management is discussed. It is emphasized that chest physiotherapy is specifically contra-indicated in conservatively managed children with croup. But in children who have had artificial airways inserted for life-threatening airway obstruction regular intensive chest physiotherapy is essential.
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