How best to treat acute epiglottitis

There is no best treatment for acute epiglottitis. According to the cause of the disease and the specific condition, follow the doctor’s instructions to choose penicillin, cephalosporin antibiotics and other drugs to fight infection; the application of glucocorticoid anti-inflammatory, swelling treatment, when the airway obstruction, there is a life-threatening risk of surgery is often needed. 1. Drug treatment: Clinical treatment of acute epiglottitis mainly uses penicillin antibiotics such as amoxicillin, ampicillin, etc., and at the same time, the patient’s airway should be kept moist. If the patient’s laryngeal edema is too serious, causing dysphagia or asphyxia, glucocorticoids (such as dexamethasone) can also be applied to eliminate the patient’s pharyngeal inflammatory swelling. 2. Surgical treatment: if the patient has localized abscess symptoms, it is necessary to carry out incision and drainage of pus surgery in a timely manner, and for patients with respiratory difficulties, it is necessary to establish an artificial airway in a timely manner to ensure that the patient’s breathing is normal to avoid asphyxia. In the acute epiglottitis attack specific need what kind of treatment need doctors to check the diagnosis, according to the disease process comprehensive judgment to take standardized medication and treatment.