Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Food foreign body injuries
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, Volume 76, No. SUPPL. 1, Year 2012
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
Rationale and aim: The purpose of this study is to acquire a better understanding of Food Foreign Bodies (FFB) injuries in children characterizing the risk of complications and prolonged hospitalization due to food items according to patients' characteristics, circumstances of the accident, Foreign Body (FB) features and FB location, as emerging from the SUSY Safe Web-Registry. Methods: The present study uses data provided by the SUSY Safe Project, a DG SANCO co-funded project started in February 2005, which was aimed at establishing an international registry of cases of Foreign Bodies (FB) injuries in children aged 0-14 years. The analysis was carried out on injuries due to a food item.FB location was reported according to ICD9-CM code: ears (ICD931), nose (ICD932), pharynx and larynx (ICD933) trachea, bronchi and lungs (ICD934), mouth, esophagus and stomach (ICD935).Age and gender injury distributions were assessed. Data regarding adult supervision and activity before injury were also evaluated. FBs which most frequently cause complications were identified. The association between children age, adult presence, object characteristics and hospitalization/complications was computed using unweighted odds ratios and the related 95% confidence intervals. Results: 16,878 FB injuries occurred in children aged 0-14 years have been recorded in the SUSY Safe databases. FB type was specified in 10,564 cases; among them 2744 (26%) were due to a food item. FB site was recorded in 1344 cases: FB was located in the ears in 99 patients, while 1140 occurred in the upper and lower respiratory tract; finally, 105 food items were removed from mouth, esophagus and stomach. Complications occurred in 176 cases and the most documented was pulmonary or bronchial infections (23%) followed emphysema or atelectasis and by and asthma (7%). Bones were the commonest retrieved FFB encountered in this study, while nuts seem to be the FFB most frequently associated to complications. Conclusions: On the basis of this study we make the strong recommendation that parents should be adequately educated and provide age-appropriate food to their children and be present in order to supervise them during eating especially during a critical period ranging from 2 to 3 years of age. © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sebastian van As, Arjan B.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
South Africa, Cape Town
Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital
Yusof, Abdullah M.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Millar, Allistair John Ward
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Gregori, Dario
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Foltran, Francesca
Italy, Padua
Università Degli Studi Di Padova
Ballali, Simonetta
Italy, Trieste
Prochild Onlus
Berchialla, Paola
Italy, Turin
Università Degli Studi Di Torino
Rodriguez, Hugo
Argentina, Buenos Aires
Fundacion Hospital de Pediatria Professor Dr. Juan P. Garrahan
Zaupa, Paola
Unknown Affiliation
Spitzer, Peter
Unknown Affiliation
Demetriades, Costantinos
Cyprus, Nicosia
Ministry of Commerce
Slapak, Ivo
Czech Republic, Brno
Masaryk University
Sokolova, Ljiljana
Macedonia
Institute for Respiratory Disaeses in Children
Petridou, Th Eleni
Greece, Athens
School of Medicine
D'Alessandro, Antonella
Italy, Rome
Ministero Dello Sviluppo Economico
Clemente, Manuel Antonio Caldeira Pais
Portugal
Instituto Portugues de Tabacologia
Jakubíková, Jana
Slovakia, Kosice
Children's University Hospital
As, Sebastian Van
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Koning, Ton De
Unknown Affiliation
Passàli, Desiderio
Italy, Siena
Università Degli Studi Di Siena
Chinsky, Alberto
Argentina
Children's Hospital Gutierrez
Rodriguez, Hugo
Argentina
Children's Hospital Juan P. Garrahan
Brkic, Fuad
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tuzla
University Clinical Center
Mladina, Ranko
Croatia
University Hospital Salata
Kalakouta, Olga
Cyprus, Larnaca
Ministry of Health
Melis, Andreas
Cyprus, Nicosia
Aretaeion Hospital
Máchalová, Michaela
Czech Republic
Childrens University Hospital
Caye-Thomasen, Per
Denmark, Hellerup
Gentofte Hospital
Elsheikh, Enas
Egypt, Ismailia
Suez Canal University
Ragab, Ahmed A.
Egypt, Shibin el Kom
Menoufia University Hospitals
Pitkäranta, Anne
Finland, Helsinki
Helsinki University Hospital
Necker, Philippe Contencin
France
Enfants Malades Hospital
Derelle, Jocelyne
France, Nancy
Chu de Nancy
Duwelz, Magali
France
Sos Benjamin - Observaoire National D'etudes Des Conduites à Risques
Francois, Martine
France, Paris
Hôpital Robert-debré Ap-hp
Pezzettigotta, Stephane
France, Paris
Hôpital Armand-trousseau
Righini, Christian Adrien
France, Grenoble
Chu A. Michallon
Stephane, Pezzettigotta
France, Paris
Hôpital Armand-trousseau
Buzarov, Jane
Macedonia
Institute for Respiratory Diseases in Children
Bernhard, Roehrich
Germany, Berlin
St. Joseph Hospital
Jahnke, Volker
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Onder, Goktas
Germany, Berlin
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Zieriacks, Petra
Unknown Affiliation
Kalampoki, Vicky
Greece, Athens
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Simasko, Nikola
Greece
Democritus University School of Medicine
Skoulakis, Charalampos E.
Greece, Volos
Volos
Camaioni, Angelo
Italy, Rome
San Giovanni Addolorata Calvary Hospital
Cutrone, Cesare
Italy, Padua
Azienda Ospedale Università Padova
Gaudini, Elisa
Italy, Siena
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese
Grasso, Domenico
Italy, Trieste
Irccs Burlo Garofolo
Mansi, Nicola
Italy, Naples
Santobono-pausilipon Pediatric Hospital
Messi, Gianni
Italy, Trieste
Irccs Burlo Garofolo
Orlando, Claudio
Italy, Naples
Santobono-pausilipon Pediatric Hospital
Preziosi, Sabino
Unknown Affiliation
Sorrentini, Italo
Italy, Benevento
Azienda Ospedaliera G. Rummo
Trozzi, Marilena
Italy, Rome
Irccs Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù
Vigo, Alessandro
Italy
Sant'anna Pediatric Hospital
Villari, Giuseppe
Italy, Benevento
Azienda Ospedaliera G. Rummo
Passali, Giulio Cesare
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Passali, Francesco Maria
Italy, Rome
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Roma
Nishida, Yoshifumi
Japan, Tsukuba
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Ussatayeva, Gainel
Kazakhstan, Health
Kazakhstan School of Public
Hoyos, Ricardo De
Mexico, Monterrey
Hospital San José Tecsalud
Ologe, Foluwasayo Emmanuel
Nigeria, Ilorin
University of Ilorin
Nasrullah, Muazzam
Pakistan, Karachi
Services Hospital
Melendez, Amarilis
Panama, Panama City
Hospital Santo Tomas
Chmielik, Mieckzyslaw
Poland, Warsaw
Medical University of Warsaw
Belchior, Teresa
Unknown Affiliation
Cobzeanu, Mihail Dan
Romania, Iași
Sf. Spiridon Hospital
Gheorghe, Dan Cristian
Romania, Bucharest
Maria Sklodowska Curie Hospital
Iorgulescu, Adelaida
Romania, Bucharest
Grigore Alexandrescu Pediatric Hospital
Caius-Codrut,
Romania, Bucharest
Sarafoleanu Sf. Maria Hospital
Toader, Miorita
Romania, Bucharest
Grigore Alexandrescu Pediatric Hospital
Barkociová, Jana
Slovakia, Banska Bystrica
Children University Hospital
Havelkova, Beata
Slovakia, 82102 Bratislava
Public Health Authority
Zargi, Miha
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Univerzitetni Klinični Center Ljubljana
Pumarola, Felix
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Universitari Vall D'hebron
Rubio, Lorenzo
Spain, Madrid
Ruber International Hospital
Stierna, Pontus
Sweden, Stockholm
Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset
Hsu, Wei Chung
Taiwan, Taipei
National Taiwan University Hospital
Arj-Ong, Sakda
Thailand, Bangkok
Ramathibodi Hospital
Chomchai, Chulathida
Thailand, Bangkok
Siriraj Hospital
Hoep, Lennaert
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Rinkel, Rico
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Umc - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Baskent, Erdinc Aydin
Turkey, Ankara
Ankara Numune Hospital
Erikci, Volkan Sarper
Turkey
Behcet uz Children Hospital
Önerci, Metin
Turkey, Ankara
Hacettepe Üniversitesi
Graham, John
United Kingdom, London
Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust
Khwaja, Sadie
United Kingdom, Manchester
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
Raine, Christopher
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 90
Authors: 90
Affiliations: 73
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.02.005
ISSN:
01655876
e-ISSN:
18728464
Research Areas
Food Security
Maternal And Child Health
Violence And Injury