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ArticleJournal of medical ultrasound

Focused Ultrasound Assists in Diagnosis and Management of Difficult Airway in Ludwig's Angina.

Chang-Chih Shih, Jen-Chun Wang, Sy-Jou Chen, Yuan-Pin Hsu

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Article in Journal of medical ultrasound. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Man With Neck Pain and Swelling.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chang-Chih ShihDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Jen-Chun WangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sy-Jou ChenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yuan-Pin HsuDepartment of Emergency, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tri-Service General Hospital · TWNational Defense Medical Center · TWWan Fang Hospital · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ludwig's angina is a rapidly progressive and life-threatening medical emergency. The mortality rate is about 8%. Management of the difficult airway in Ludwig's angina has been challenging for clinical physicians. We reported an otherwise healthy 49-year-old female, who visited our emergency department with progressive swelling of her chin, drooling, and dyspnea. Ludwig's angina with impending airway compromise was promptly identified. The precise anatomy of the distorted neck was accessed using ultrasound as an adjunct. Emergent tracheostomy was then established successfully within minutes. Physicians should consider using ultrasound as an adjunct to define anatomy before performing emergent surgical airways.

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Airway managementfocused ultrasoundLudwig's angina

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PMID31316221
PMCPMC6607872
OpenAlexW2910235193

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