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Upper airways are a weak point of the child organism. The high incidence of severe upper airway obstruction in childhood is explained by the physiological anatomy. The review of our experience in the treatment of acute upper airway obstruction (A.U.A.O.) outlines the great variety of etiology, mode of clinical presentation and therapeutic needs.
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Moulin, D. (1986). Aspects of Upper Airway Obstruction Particular to the Child. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) 6th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82801-0_77
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