The misdiagnosis and erroneous treatment for airway foreign body in children.
- Author:
Baojun WU
1
;
Wenyan LI
;
Min XU
;
Jiang'ang WANG
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Medical School of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710004, China. wbj1965@163.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
Diagnostic Errors;
Female;
Foreign Bodies;
diagnosis;
therapy;
Humans;
Infant;
Male;
Respiratory System
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2011;25(20):933-936
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To analyze the reasons and hazards of the misdiagnosis and erroneous treatment for airway foreign body in children, and explore the effective measures.
METHOD:To analyze 452 cases of airway foreign body with the history of misdiagnosis in children.
RESULT:The medical history and objective signs could be helpful to the diagnosis of airway foreign body. X ray examination is nessesary and useful, meanwhile, CT and multiple plane reconstruction provide another choice for the diagnosis.
CONCLUSION:Doctors should recognize the hazards of delayed diagnosis of airway foreign body and avoid the misdiagnosis and erroneous treatment. Suitable time of intervention and surgical approach could decrease the complications and elevate healing rate.
