Predictive Factors Associated With Spontaenous Passage Of Coins: A Ten-Year Analysis Of Paediatric Coin Ingestion In Australia

Coins are the commonest foreign body ingested in paediatric populations. Although most ingested coins are either spontaneously passed or retrieved with medical intervention without serious consequence, there is potential for serious morbidity and mortality related to paediatric coin ingestion. We performed a 10-year retrospective review of Australian denomination coin ingestion at a tertiary paediatric hospital in Sydney, Australia. We attempted to determine whether a relationship exists between coin size, patient age, coin ingestion and spontaneous passage.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - August 10, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Dr Narinder Singh, Dr Jessica Chong, Dr Joyce Ho, Dr Shruti Jayachandra, Dr Daron Cope, Dr Fred Azimi, Guy D. Eslick, Dr Eugene Wong Source Type: research