Open AccessClinical features and treatment outcomes of airway foreign body aspiration in adults
Author(s) -
Jeffrey Ng,
Seyoung Kim,
Betty L. Chang,
Kyungjong Lee,
SangWon Um,
Hojoong Kim,
ByeongHo Jeong
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.12.130
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoscopy , flexible bronchoscopy , rigid bronchoscopy , airway , foreign body aspiration , retrospective cohort study , foreign body , surgery , medical record
There are few reports comparing flexible and rigid bronchoscopy in adult foreign body (FB) aspiration. The aim of this retrospective study was to review the clinical characteristics, outcomes and factors associated with success in adult patients who underwent flexible or rigid bronchoscopy for airway FB removal.