Foreign Body in Oropharynx
Conditions
Keywords
Foreign Bodies, Child, Respiratory distress, Hypopharynx, Esophagoscopy
Brief summary
Foreign Body Ingestion (FBI) is a common clinical emergency in children. Most FBs smoothly pass through the digestive tract without complications; nevertheless, some FBs can cause severe morbidity and mortality. The current work aimed at evaluating how FBI can cause respiratory distress and stridor as well as their severity according to age, gender, lodgment site, and type of the object. Factors influencing morbidity and mortality among studied patients will be deliberated as well.
Detailed description
Background: Foreign Body Ingestion (FBI) is a common clinical emergency in children. Most FBs smoothly pass through the digestive tract without complications; nevertheless, some FBs can cause severe morbidity and mortality. The current work aimed at evaluating how the FBI can cause respiratory distress and stridor as well as their severity according to age, gender, lodgment site, and type of the object. Factors influencing morbidity and mortality among studied patients will be deliberated as well. Methods: It is a hospital-based descriptive study where all children between birth and 16 years of age who were admitted from January 1 st, 2018 to December, 31th 2021 for FBs removal were analyzed. All cases were subjected to complete history taking, physical, radiological, and bronchoscopic examination.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Bahaa Mohammed Refaie
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Days to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* children between birth and 16 years of age FBs removal * history suggestive of foreign body swallow
Exclusion criteria
\- none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory distress | 24 hour after presentation | stridor due to foreign body swallow |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed