Foreign Bodies in the Airway in Children: Experience in Argentina

Autor: Graciela Sica, Simonetta Ballali, Desiderio Passali, Hugo Rodr guez, Dario Gregori, Giselle Cuestas, Solidea Baldas, L. Bellussi, Walter Weidmann, Susana Tortosa
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: La Prensa Medica. 101
ISSN: 0032-745X
Popis: Foreign Bodies in the Airway in Children: Experience in Argentina Foreign body aspiration is a serious and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood. Considering that the type of foreign bodies varies depending on diet and custom of each population, the aim of the current paper is to present foreign body aspiration cases treated in three Argentinian pediatric hospitals and to emphasize the need for preventive strategies and necessity of increasing community and healthcare professionals’ knowledge about this problem.
Databáze: OpenAIRE