Budesonide in the treatment of acute epiglottitis / 中国耳鼻咽喉头颈外科

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To explore the curative effect of budesonide on acute epiglottitis. METHODS Seventy-eight patients with acute epiglottitis were devided into 2 groups randomly. Budesonide and dexamethasone were breathed in respectively with other treatments being the same. The results were processed statistically. RESULTS The effective and apparent effective rate were 98 % and 95 % in the experimental group,81 % and 72 % in control group. The effective rate was significantly different between the 2 groups,the apparent effective rate was very significantly different between the 2 groups. CONCLUSION The budesonide is more powerful than dexamethasone in the treatment of acute epiglottitis. It can decrease the epiglottis edema more quickly and reduce the opportunity of tracheotomy.