Table 1 Demographic characteristics, clinical, laboratory and bronchoscopy findings
From: A new clinical algorithm scoring for management of suspected foreign body aspiration in children
Characteristics | N | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male Female | 300 | 163 (54.3) 137 (45.7) |
Nationality | ||
Qatari Non-Qatari | 300 | 139 (46.3) 161 (53.7) |
Age (years) | ||
< 1 year 1 to <2 year 2 to < 3 year 3 to < 4 year 4 to <7 year 7–14 year | 300 | 70 (23.3) 122 (40.7) 37 (12.3) 26 (8.7) 27 (9) 18 (6) |
Bronchoscopy Episode | ||
One Two Three Four Five | 410 | 300 (73.2) 88 (21.5) 17 (4.1) 4 (1) 1 (0.2) |
Method of Bronchoscopy | ||
Flexible Rigid | 410 | 318 (77.6) 92 (22.4) |
History of Foreign Bodya | ||
Definite Suspected | 285 | 190 (66.7) 95 (33.3) |
Foreign Body Aspiration | ||
Foreign Body Present No Foreign Body | 300 | 91 (30.3) 209 (69.7) |
Type of Foreign Body | ||
Organic Non-organic Type of FB not specified | 91 | 57 (62.6) 8 (8.8) 26 (28.6) |
Organic Foreign Body | ||
Nuts Seed Bone Others (not specified) | 57 | 28 13 3 13 |
Inorganic Foreign Body | ||
Inorganic sharp object Inorganic blunt object Others (not specified) | 8 | 5 2 1 |
Location and site of FB | ||
Right airways Left airways Trachea Others | 91 | 43 (47.3) 32 (35.2) 6 (6.6) 10 (10.9) |
Route of Bronchoscopy | ||
Nasally Orally Through ETT | 410 | 306 (74.6) 93 (22.7) 11 (2.7) |
Broncho-alvelolar lavage | ||
Yes No | 300 | 56 (18.7) 244 (81.3) |
Bronchoalveolar culture findings | ||
Negative Positive | 56 | 36 (64.3) 20 (35.7) |
Complications during procedure | ||
Transient hypoxia Laryngospasm Bronchospasm Nose bleed Bradycardia Intubation Others | 16 | 8 (2) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) 3 (0.7) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) |
Complications after procedure | ||
Excessive cough Pneumonia Stridor Tachypnea Tension Pneumothorax Others | 8 | 3 (0.7) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) 1 (0.2) |