TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Uncapped metered-dose inhalers: a risk for foreign body aspiration. a case report and review of the literature
JO  - International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A1  - Schürmann, Dirk
A1  - Saccomanno, Jacopo
A1  - Temmesfeld-Wollbrück, Bettina
A1  - Witzenrath, Martin
A1  - Hübner, Ralf-Harto
SP  - 1931
EP  - 1935
VL  - 18
IS  - 
N2  - The risk of foreign body aspiration associated with uncapped handheld metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) is underestimated. We report a case in which a plastic cable clip accidentally lodged in the mouthpiece of an uncapped pressurized MDI was aspirated during its use. A literature search revealed 16 other cases of foreign body aspiration associated with uncapped handheld inhalers, all but one of which were pressurized inhalers. Patients should be informed of the risk of foreign body aspiration associated with uncapped pocket inhalers. The use of an uncuffed armoured tracheal tube with a separate oxygen tubing during flexible bronchoscopy for foreign body removal ensures a safe airway. Foreign bodies that exceed the lumen size of the tracheal tube can be pulled to the distal opening with forceps and removed when the tube is withdrawn.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1176-9106
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S408845
ID  - ref1
ER  -