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Jul 31, 2024 · Foreign bodies (FBs) in the ear, nose, or throat are extremely common emergency presentations to ENT teams. Foreign bodies in the ear or nose are more common in children, people with learning difficulties, or those with psychiatric disorders. Oesophageal soft foreign bodies are seen in older people or in patients with oesophageal disorders.
May 1, 2023 · Describe the technique in regards of foreign body removal. Review appropriate evaluation of the potential complications of foreign body removal. Summarize interprofessional team strategies for improving care coordination and communication to advance foreign body removal and improve outcomes.
- Edward J. Skinner, Christopher A. Morrison
- Healogics
- 2018
- 2023/05/01
This guideline is for the management of children and adults presenting after ingestion of foreign bodies. This guideline is for use by the following staff groups: The clinicians both Nurses, and Doctors, in the departments of Emergency Medicine at WRI, AGH, and Kidderminster Minor Injury Unit. Lead Clinician(s) Dr Ross Hodson.
10%–20% of cases of foreign body ingestion require endoscopic removal, while less than 1% will need surgery for foreign body extraction or to treat complications [1–7].
Feb 14, 2023 · Endoscopy is considered the first-line intervention for removal of foreign bodies. It is also considered the safest and most reliable method of diagnosis and treatment of foreign bodies in the GI tract. Other non-operative techniques for foreign body removal include the use of laryngoscopy, Foley catheters, and oesophageal bougienage.
Jun 15, 2020 · A cooperative patient and adequate wound visualization are important for successful foreign body removal. Adequate analgesia and judicious use of anxiolytics and sedation may be helpful. Wound...
Feb 2, 2017 · Acute reactions after surgical procedures require immediate attention for further diagnosis and urgent surgery to remove the foreign body. The further operation to retrieve the RSB is very successful if performed soon after the first procedure, typically within two weeks.
