Diagnosis, management and prevention of button battery ingestion in childhood: a European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition position paper

Background Button battery (BB) ingestions are a serious risk in the paediatric population, the complications of which involve gastrointestinal (GI), respiratory and vascular structures, and include perforation, stenosis, inflammation and fistulation.1 While information on UK incidence is presently unknown, child death due to BB ingestion has been the focus of a recent Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch (HSIB) inquiry2 and an NHS National Patient Safety Alert,3 both highlighting the significant risk this poses to children worldwide. In 2019, the US National Poison Centre reported 3467 cases of BB ingestion (10.47 per million), the majority of which affected children below the age of 6 years, including three deaths.4 Information about the current guideline In July 2021, the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) task force for BB ingestions published the ESPGHAN position paper on BB ingestion.5...
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Guideline review Source Type: research