Ludwig's angina

Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2004 Jul-Aug;23(4):153-4. doi: 10.1097/00003465-200407000-00003.

Abstract

Ludwig's angina is a serious, often fatal infectious disease process that requires prompt intervention of life-saving therapies. The critical care nurses caring for a patient with Ludwig's angina must be able to recognize subtle changes in the patient's status and intervene quickly to prevent death by airway edema or profound sepsis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Airway Obstruction / etiology
  • Airway Obstruction / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Ludwig's Angina / complications
  • Ludwig's Angina / diagnosis
  • Ludwig's Angina / therapy*