Perioperative management of bilateral bronchial foreign bodies in infants.
- Author:
Hongbo REN
1
;
Ying LI
1
;
Fugen HAN
2
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Anesthesia, General; Bronchi; surgery; Bronchitis; Bronchoscopy; Foreign Bodies; surgery; therapy; Humans; Infant; Perioperative Period; Trachea
- From: Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2015;50(1):54-56
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo explore the perioperative management of bilateral bronchial foreign bodies in infants to improve the cure rate in the children.
METHODSThe 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.
RESULTSAll 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.
CONCLUSIONRemoval 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.
