Time to perforation for button batteries lodged in the esophagus - Soto PH, Reid NE, Litovitz TL.

INTRODUCTION: New strategies recently proposed to mitigate injury caused by lithium coin cell batteries lodged in the esophagus include prehospital administration of honey to coat the battery and prevent local hydroxide generation and in-hospital administr...

Source: SafetyLit - August 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news