Date: 8/27/2008
TUMSPR News: Based on a report by the Public Relations of Bahrami Children’s Hospital, a five-year study on foreign body aspirations conducted in one of Tehran University of Medical Sciences Hospitals (TUMS), Bahrami Children’s Hospital, shows awareness of physicians and pediatricians about signs and symptoms of foreign body aspiration is a crucial factor in diagnosing the disease.
Aliakbar Rahbarimanesh (M.D.), Elaheh Noroozi (M.D.), Mansour Molaian (M.D.), Payman Salamati (M.D.) evaluated forty-four children diagnosed as having foreign body aspiration during a five-year period from October 2001 to October 2006. The evaluation confirmed primary clinical diagnosis in 29 cases (66%) as foreign body aspirations but 13 had pneumonia, 1 suffered from asthma and 1 from laryngitis.
The interval between aspirations to removal of foreign bodies by bronchoscopy was less than 24 hours in 2 cases (4%) and in 86% it was performed 24 hours after the incident. The study demonstrated that awareness of physicians and pediatricians about signs and symptoms of foreign body aspiration is of utmost importance in diagnosing the disease.
Airway foreign bodies, as a preventable event, have been a major cause of morbidity and mortality, resulting in 500‐3000 deaths annually. Foreign body aspiration may result either in airway compromise and death or in serious sequela such as recurrent pulmonary infections, atelectasis, or bronchiectasis. Preventing these complications requires prompt diagnosis and removal of the foreign body.
Reference: Iranian J. Pediatrics June 2008; Vol. 18 (No. 2), Pp: 191-192
http://publicrelations.tums.ac.ir/english/news/detail.asp?newsID=8427
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