Open AccessMagnet and button battery ingestion in children: multicentre observational study of management and outcomes
Author(s) -
Jonathan Neville,
Rachel Harwood,
George Bethell,
Hannah Rhodes,
Felicity Arthur,
Mary Patrice Eastwood,
Sesi Hotonu,
Lucinda Tullie,
Nigel Hall,
R. Coulson,
S. Lawther,
Kevin D. Burns,
C. S. Chacon,
Tina Boam,
S. A. Clarke,
J. Hallett,
N. Valliant,
T. Hemanshoo,
A. Tahira,
E. Decker,
Tahmeed Ahmed,
J. Cave,
A. Ram,
Manoj Shenoy,
Michael John,
M. Wyn,
Lamont Wilkins,
B. Allin,
A. Fagelnor,
G. Bough,
A. T. Mohd-Amin,
Rebecca Trenear
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
bjs open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.974
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2474-9842
DOI - 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac056
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , observational study , ingestion , impaction , retrospective cohort study , demographics , surgery , pediatrics , general surgery , demography , sociology
Magnets and button batteries (BBs) are dangerous ingested foreign bodies in children. The scale and consequences of this public health issue in the UK are unknown. This study aims to report the current management strategies and outcomes associated with paediatric magnet and BB ingestion in the UK.