Abstract
Patients with nondiagnosed foreign body aspiration usually have persistent symptoms and occasionally die. We are reporting two patients with histories suggestive of foreign body aspiration who were not definitively studied because of resolving symptoms. Both children became asymptomatic but subsequently developed acute, total airway obstruction and died. These cases demonstrate the difficulty of diagnosing aspiration and the necessity of timely intervention.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 611-613 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1988 |
Keywords
- Aspiration
- airway
- fatality
- foreign body
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine