Management of foreign body ingestion in adults: time to STOP and rethink endoscopy - Tambakis G, Schildkraut T, Delaney I, Gilmore R, Loebenstein M, Taylor A, Holt B, Tsoi EH, Cameron G, Demediuk B, Miller A, Connell W, Wright E, Thompson A, Holmes J.

Background and study aims Foreign body ingestion is a common cause for Emergency Department presentation. In adults, foreign body ingestion is more common in patients with underlying psychiatric comorbidity, the elderly, alcohol intoxication, and in prison...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news