Bronchoscopy in children suspected of lower airway aspiration.

CONCLUSIONS: The majority of the children in our study were in the 0-3-year age group. A raised suspicion of a foreign body in the lower airways should always trigger bronchoscopy. At admittance, not all patients present with respiratory symptoms. Although no deaths were observed, lower airway foreign body in small children remain a potentially life-threatening condition. FUNDING: none. TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant. PMID: 29115206 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Danish Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Dan Med J Source Type: research