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Airway Compromise

MedGen UID:
881710
•Concept ID:
C4055482
•
Finding

Definition

The inhibition of normal respiration by physical obstruction(s) to the airway. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAirway Compromise

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and management of Ludwig's angina: An evidence-based review.
Bridwell R, Gottlieb M, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2021 Mar;41:1-5. Epub 2020 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.030. PMID: 33383265
Identification and Management of Chronic Laryngitis.
Zhukhovitskaya A, Verma SP
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2019 Aug;52(4):607-616. Epub 2019 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2019.03.004. PMID: 31101358
Management of Infantile Hemangiomas of the Airway.
Darrow DH
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2018 Feb;51(1):133-146. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2017.09.001. PMID: 29217058

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema.
Wilkerson RG, Winters ME
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2023 Aug;43(3):513-532. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2022.10.013. PMID: 37394257
Clinical Predictors of Dysphagia Recovery After Stroke: A Systematic Review.
D'Netto P, Rumbach A, Dunn K, Finch E
Dysphagia 2023 Feb;38(1):1-22. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s00455-022-10443-3. PMID: 35445366Free PMC Article
Safety and efficacy of pharmacologic agents used for rapid tranquilization of emergency department patients with acute agitation or excited delirium.
Kim HK, Leonard JB, Corwell BN, Connors NJ
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2021 Feb;20(2):123-138. Epub 2021 Jan 13 doi: 10.1080/14740338.2021.1865911. PMID: 33327811
Epstein-Barr virus and its association with disease - a review of relevance to general practice.
Fugl A, Andersen CL
BMC Fam Pract 2019 May 14;20(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s12875-019-0954-3. PMID: 31088382Free PMC Article
ACE Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema: a Review.
Kostis WJ, Shetty M, Chowdhury YS, Kostis JB
Curr Hypertens Rep 2018 Jun 8;20(7):55. doi: 10.1007/s11906-018-0859-x. PMID: 29884969

Diagnosis

Clinical Predictors of Dysphagia Recovery After Stroke: A Systematic Review.
D'Netto P, Rumbach A, Dunn K, Finch E
Dysphagia 2023 Feb;38(1):1-22. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s00455-022-10443-3. PMID: 35445366Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of Ludwig's angina: An evidence-based review.
Bridwell R, Gottlieb M, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2021 Mar;41:1-5. Epub 2020 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.030. PMID: 33383265
Epstein-Barr virus and its association with disease - a review of relevance to general practice.
Fugl A, Andersen CL
BMC Fam Pract 2019 May 14;20(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s12875-019-0954-3. PMID: 31088382Free PMC Article
Pierre Robin Sequence.
Hsieh ST, Woo AS
Clin Plast Surg 2019 Apr;46(2):249-259. Epub 2019 Feb 8 doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2018.11.010. PMID: 30851756
ACE Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema: a Review.
Kostis WJ, Shetty M, Chowdhury YS, Kostis JB
Curr Hypertens Rep 2018 Jun 8;20(7):55. doi: 10.1007/s11906-018-0859-x. PMID: 29884969

Therapy

Interventions for superior vena cava syndrome.
Sen I, Kalra M, Gloviczki P
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2022 Dec;63(6):674-681. doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.22.12448-1. PMID: 36469045
Unilateral angioedema.
Lee JE, Bryant SM
Am J Emerg Med 2021 Nov;49:302-303. Epub 2021 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.06.040. PMID: 34182274
Safety and efficacy of pharmacologic agents used for rapid tranquilization of emergency department patients with acute agitation or excited delirium.
Kim HK, Leonard JB, Corwell BN, Connors NJ
Expert Opin Drug Saf 2021 Feb;20(2):123-138. Epub 2021 Jan 13 doi: 10.1080/14740338.2021.1865911. PMID: 33327811
Imaging for diagnosis, staging and response assessment of Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
McCarten KM, Nadel HR, Shulkin BL, Cho SY
Pediatr Radiol 2019 Oct;49(11):1545-1564. Epub 2019 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s00247-019-04529-8. PMID: 31620854
ACE Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema: a Review.
Kostis WJ, Shetty M, Chowdhury YS, Kostis JB
Curr Hypertens Rep 2018 Jun 8;20(7):55. doi: 10.1007/s11906-018-0859-x. PMID: 29884969

Prognosis

Clinical Predictors of Dysphagia Recovery After Stroke: A Systematic Review.
D'Netto P, Rumbach A, Dunn K, Finch E
Dysphagia 2023 Feb;38(1):1-22. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s00455-022-10443-3. PMID: 35445366Free PMC Article
Imaging for diagnosis, staging and response assessment of Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
McCarten KM, Nadel HR, Shulkin BL, Cho SY
Pediatr Radiol 2019 Oct;49(11):1545-1564. Epub 2019 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s00247-019-04529-8. PMID: 31620854
'Epinephrine-resistant' angioedema.
Ange N, Rabbolini DJ, Pidcock M, Randall KL
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Jan 28;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213880. PMID: 26823364Free PMC Article
Update on infantile hemangiomas.
Lee KC, Bercovitch L
Semin Perinatol 2013 Feb;37(1):49-58. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2012.11.003. PMID: 23419763
Airway stents.
Chin CS, Litle V, Yun J, Weiser T, Swanson SJ
Ann Thorac Surg 2008 Feb;85(2):S792-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.051. PMID: 18222219

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical Predictors of Dysphagia Recovery After Stroke: A Systematic Review.
D'Netto P, Rumbach A, Dunn K, Finch E
Dysphagia 2023 Feb;38(1):1-22. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s00455-022-10443-3. PMID: 35445366Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of Ludwig's angina: An evidence-based review.
Bridwell R, Gottlieb M, Koyfman A, Long B
Am J Emerg Med 2021 Mar;41:1-5. Epub 2020 Dec 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.12.030. PMID: 33383265
Imaging for diagnosis, staging and response assessment of Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
McCarten KM, Nadel HR, Shulkin BL, Cho SY
Pediatr Radiol 2019 Oct;49(11):1545-1564. Epub 2019 Oct 16 doi: 10.1007/s00247-019-04529-8. PMID: 31620854
Relapsing polychondritis: A clinical update.
Longo L, Greco A, Rea A, Lo Vasco VR, De Virgilio A, De Vincentiis M
Autoimmun Rev 2016 Jun;15(6):539-43. Epub 2016 Feb 11 doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2016.02.013. PMID: 26876384
Tracheobronchial amyloidosis.
Capizzi SA, Betancourt E, Prakash UB
Mayo Clin Proc 2000 Nov;75(11):1148-52. doi: 10.4065/75.11.1148. PMID: 11075744

Recent systematic reviews

Clinical Predictors of Dysphagia Recovery After Stroke: A Systematic Review.
D'Netto P, Rumbach A, Dunn K, Finch E
Dysphagia 2023 Feb;38(1):1-22. Epub 2022 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s00455-022-10443-3. PMID: 35445366Free PMC Article
To drain or not to drain following carotid endarterectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rivolta N, Piffaretti G, Corazzari C, Bush RL, Dorigo W, Tozzi M, Franchin M
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2021 Aug;62(4):347-353. Epub 2021 Apr 8 doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.21.11767-7. PMID: 33829744
A Systematic Review of Physiological Changes in Swallowing in the Oldest Old.
Jardine M, Miles A, Allen J
Dysphagia 2020 Jun;35(3):509-532. Epub 2019 Sep 5 doi: 10.1007/s00455-019-10056-3. PMID: 31489507
A systematic review of variations of the recurrent laryngeal nerve.
Ling XY, Smoll NR
Clin Anat 2016 Jan;29(1):104-10. Epub 2015 Oct 5 doi: 10.1002/ca.22613. PMID: 26297484
Is the supine position associated with loss of airway patency in unconscious trauma patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hyldmo PK, Vist GE, Feyling AC, Rognås L, Magnusson V, Sandberg M, Søreide E
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med 2015 Jul 1;23:50. doi: 10.1186/s13049-015-0116-0. PMID: 26129809Free PMC Article

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