Evaluation of Children Who Swallowed Safety Pins

Autor: Uğur Deveci, Yaşar Doğan, Abdullah Murat Kayaokay, Şükran Akgeyik, Ferhat Karakoç, Muhammed Ali Çınar
Jazyk: English<br />Turkish
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 15-20 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2146-2399
2148-7332
DOI: 10.4274/cayd.galenos.2023.38268
Popis: Introduction: Cases of swallowed safety pins are often observed in Turkey because of the tradition of pinning a blue eye bead on children to ward against evil. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnosis, endoscopic management, and long-term follow-up of children who were admitted to our hospital with a complaint of swallowing safety pins. Methods: A retrospective evaluation was made of the clinical characteristics of 47 pediatric patients who were treated because of a swallowed safety pin between 2010 and 2022 in a tertiary level healthcare center. Results: The cases comprised 24 (51.1%) females and 23 (48.9%) males with a median age of 10 months (range, 5 months-15 years). The median age of the females was observed to be approximately 5 months older than that of males (p
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