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. 2022 Sep 1;75(3):299-303.
doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003472. Epub 2022 Apr 28.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Foreign Body Ingestion Trends in Children: A Comparison of the Pre-Pandemic Period to 2020

Elyse Geibel  1 , Eric Pasman  1   2 , Cade Nylund  2   3 , Bryan Rudolph  4 , Patrick Reeves  2   3
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Foreign Body Ingestion Trends in Children: A Comparison of the Pre-Pandemic Period to 2020

Elyse Geibel et al. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. .

Abstract

Foreign body ingestion (FBI) among children is associated with morbidity and mortality. We used the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System to compare FBI trends from 2017-2019 to 2020 during the spread of SARS-CoV-2. The pandemic and associated stay-at-home orders were associated with uptrends in button battery and magnet ingestions but unchanged total FBI trends.

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FIGURE 1.
National incidence rates for Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestion in the United States comparing the Pre-COVID and COVID-19 periods. (A) Illustration of the incidence rate of total foreign-body ingestions and coins. (B) Illustration of illustrates the incidence rate of single magnet ingestion, electronic, bathroom object, and holiday object ingestions. (C) Illustration of the incidence rate of toy, jewelry, fastener, and desk supply ingestions comparing 2017–2019 to 2020. P-values are listed next to the object classification of interest.
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