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Review
. 2018 Jun;72(3):220-223.
doi: 10.5455/medarh.2018.72.220-223.

Death as a Consequence of Foreign Body Aspiration in Children

Fuad Brkic  1 , Sekib Umihanic  1 , Hasan Altumbabic  1 , Almedina Ramas  1 , Almir Salkic  1 , Sefika Umihanic  2 , Majda Mujic  1 , Lejla Softic  1 , Sabrina Zulcic  1
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Death as a Consequence of Foreign Body Aspiration in Children

Fuad Brkic et al. Med Arch. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

Aim: To analyze the rate of mortality in children with foreign body aspiration (FBA).

Methods: We outlined a retrospective review of hospital data of patients between 1971 and 2013. FBA occurring in children 0 year to 14 years was considered for inclusion (patient ages ranged from 0.6 to 15 years, with a median age of 2.2 years). The gender structure within the investigated cases was 75.8% males and 24.2% females. During the study period, 772 patients undergoing rigid bronchoscopy with the diagnosis of FBA were included. Deaths on arrival were excluded.

Results: Total rate of mortality (for whole investigated period) was 0.785. For last fifteen years of the investigated period the rate of mortality was zero.

Conclusion: For prevention of foreign body aspiration in children and its mortality should be taken two strategies: non-medical (alterations in product design and public education campaigns) and medical (education of medical staff and improvement of equipment).

Keywords: children; death; foreign body aspiration; the rate of mortality.

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