@article{ref1,
title="Foreign body aspiration in children: a study of children who lived or died following aspiration",
journal="International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology",
year="2017",
author="Mohammad, Maha and Saleem, Mohammad and Mahseeri, Mohamad and Alabdallat, Imad and Alomari, Ali and Za'atreh, Ala' and Qudaisat, Ibraheem and Shudifat, Abdulrahman and Nasri Alzoubi, Mohammad",
volume="98",
number="",
pages="29-31",
abstract="Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a preventable cause of mortality and morbidity in children. We conducted a chart review of children who presented to a university hospital due to FBA in the period 1999-2014. Children were either managed with bronchoscopy for removal of the foreign body or died due to FBA. A total of 103 children were seen due to FBA including 27 deaths. The majority of children were boys and were less than 3 years old. Most aspirated foreign bodies were food-related, mainly peanuts. The majority of children presented with acute choking incidents, a smaller number presented with recurrent chest infections, and few children's choking incidents were unwitnessed. X-ray had a high rate of false negatives and bronchoscopy was the gold standard technique for assessment and management. Aspiration of foreign bodies is a preventable, life-threatening condition that calls for increased parent education and awareness.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-5876",
doi="10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.04.029",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.04.029"
}