Perioperative management of bilateral bronchial foreign bodies in infants
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2015.01.012
- VernacularTitle:婴幼儿双侧支气管异物围手术期处理
- Author:
Hongbo REN
1
;
Ying LI
;
Fugen HAN
Author Information
1. 450053,郑州市儿童医院耳鼻咽喉科
- Keywords:
Foreign bodies;
Bronchi;
Intraoperative period;
Bronchoscopy;
Infant
- From:
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2015;50(1):54-56
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the perioperative management of bilateral bronchial foreign bodies in infants to improve the cure rate in the children.Methods The medical charts of 45 infants with bilateral bronchial foreign bodies were reviewed.Clinical features and key points to surgery as well as post-operative care were analyzed.Results All foreign bodies were removed with rigid bronchoscopy under general anesthesia,and 44 of 45 infants were cured with assistance of anti-infective treatments within 3-5 days and one with acute laryngitis and bronchitis was cured through 10-day anti-infective treatment with vancomycin.Conclusion Removal of foreign body by rigid bronchoscopy under general anesthesia is a preferred method to treat bilateral bronchial foreign bodies in infants,to whom early diagnosis,early treatment and postoperative careful care are keys to get a good outcome.
