Erfahrungen in der Betreuung von Kindern mit Pseudocroup

Summary

In most of the own 93 cases the paediatrician could manage the syndrome conservatively. In 14 children of them the question of an active procedure was discussed in cooperation of paediatricians, laryngologists and anaesthesiologists. In most of the cases this was necessary in the first 2 or 3 h after admission. Recommendations for the active procedure are given in detail, generally spoken a balanced manner with confined prolonged nasotracheal intubation.