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Handheld Metal Detector Screening for Metallic Foreign Body Ingestion in Children
Published on: September 11, 2018
[Treatment of high-risk and complicate foreign bodies in respiratory tract]
1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei,230051, China.
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the treatment of the high-risk and complicate foreign bodies in respiratory tract. Method:Retrospective analysis of 3 330 cases of respiratory foreign bodies were performed, from 2003 January to 2016 November, including 205 cases of high-risk and complicate cases, foreign bodies including plastic caps, plastic or glass lamp beads, animal bones, metal objects, and foreign bodies such as peanuts. Result:In one hundred and seventy-five cases, foreign bodies were taken out directly by hard bronchoscope, in twenty-eight cases, foreign bodies were removed by fiberoptic bronchoscope, one case of foreign body was removed with thoracotomy and one case of foreign body died. Conclusion::To treat high-risk foreign bodies in respiratory tract, sufficient preoperative preparation or rapid response are both important, including selecting the appropriate equipment, surgery and anesthesia, in order to successfully remove the foreign body and minimize complications.
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