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. 2016 Apr:83:84-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.12.007. Epub 2015 Dec 21.

Injuries due to foreign body aspirations in Georgia: A prevention perspective

Paata Gvetadze  1 , Ivane Chkhaidze  2 , Solidea Baldas  3 , Rosanna Comoretto  4 , Dario Gregori  5 ; Susy Safe Working Group
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Injuries due to foreign body aspirations in Georgia: A prevention perspective

Paata Gvetadze et al. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Apr.
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Abstract

Background: Suffocation due to foreign bodies (FB) is a leading cause of death in children aged 0-3. No data from the former U.S.S.R. are available in the international scientific literature.

Methods: Consecutive patients admitted at the Iashvili Central Children Hospital in Tbilisi, Georgia from 1989 to 2011 were analyzed. Injuries in the upper airways due to foreign bodies' inhalation were collected and compared with the Susy Safe Registry and the pooled estimates of the meta-analysis.

Results: 2896 cases were collected. Distribution of injuries in children younger than 3 years was significantly higher than in the Susy Safe Registry and in the "High-Income" countries in the meta-analysis. Percentage of injuries due to organic objects (86%) was significantly higher than in published data.

Conclusions: Since Georgia is not showing any substantial difference, both in epidemiology and treatment of foreign bodies injuries, as compared to the other case series, translation of public health initiatives from other most advanced prevention experiences is possible and it is likely to be effective.

Level of evidence: Level V, Epidemiological case series.

Keywords: Choking; Foreign bodies injuries; Georgia; Pediatric injuries.

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