TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Multicentre study of magnet ingestion in Spanish paediatric emergency departments
JO  - Anales de Pediatría (English Edition)
A1  - Arbeloa Miranda, Amaia
A1  - Samson, Frederic
A1  - Andina Martínez, David
A1  - Ruiz Domínguez, Jose Antonio
A1  - Sáinz de la Maza, Victoria Trenchs
A1  - Azcúnaga Sanibañez, Beatriz
A1  - Cadenas Benítez, Maria Noelia
A1  - Díaz Simal, Laura
A1  - Lobato Salinas, Zulema
A1  - Gilabert Iriondo, Nuria
A1  - López de Soria, Cristina Olivas
A1  - Landa Maya, Jose Julian
A1  - Pérez Sáez, Maria Amalia
A1  - Romero-Hombrebueno Domínguez, Nieves
A1  - Casquero Cossio, Alejandro
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - INTRODUCTION: The ingestion of magnetic objects can cause complications in children, and there are no epidemiological or clinical data on the subject in Spain. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence, epidemiological characteristics and management of magnet ingestion in paediatric emergency departments in Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prospective observational multicentre study conducted over a 3-year period. The study universe consisted of patients aged less than 14 years. <br><br>RESULTS: The incidence was 4.8 cases per 100 000 emergency care episodes. Of the 72 patients included (mean age, 7.2 years), 54% were male. Seven percent had neuropsychiatric disorders. Sixty-one percent of the magnets were spherical and 69% came from toys. The size was variable, most frequently between 5 and 10 mm (50%), and ranging from 3 to 30 mm. Eighty-six percent of patients were asymptomatic. The most frequent symptom was abdominal pain. Eighty-three percent of the patients sought medical care within 6 h of ingestion and 92% within 24 h. Thirty-one percent of the cases were of multiple ingestion. Endoscopy was required for extraction in 15% of cases, a proportion that rose to 36% in the group of cases of multiple ingestion. None of the patients required surgery. We did not observe any gastrointestinal complications of magnet ingestion. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The ingestion of multiple magnets is less frequent than single magnet ingestion, and we did not observe any complications despite the lower frequency of procedures compared to other studies.    Keywords: Multiple magnet ingestion <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2341-2879
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anpede.2022.09.001
ID  - ref1
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