Emergency Department Experience of Foreign Body Ingestion:  An Analysis of 69 Cases in an Academic Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Abualenain, Jameel; Jawa, Hani; Bintaleb, Yagoub Yahya; Abulkalam, Mahdi Mohammed; Aldini, Mohammed Abdullah; Dafterdar, Abdulrahman Khaled; Ashgan, Nawaf Turki

doi:10.5152/eajem.2018.70188

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“…This result agreed with a previous study done in 2017, which reported that age was one of the most influencing factors in FBI [13]. In our study, coin ingestion was the most common FBI type, representing 46.7% (n=111) of cases; 17.2% (n=40) of cases presented with battery ingestion, which was similar to studies done in Saudi Arabia in 2018 and 2023 [4,14].…”

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“…As shown in Table 2, the clinical presentation was variable; 20.5% (n=50) presented with vomiting, 13.5% (n=33) with drooling, and 9.4% (n=23) with dysphagia. By comparison, in another study, 45% of FBI patients were symptomatic, mostly with drooling, vomiting, dysphagia, and pain in the neck or abdomen [4].…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Batteries and coins are considered the most frequently ingested FBs that are accidentally or intentionally swallowed [4]. Button batteries generate electrical current and produce sodium hydroxide, which can cause liquefaction necrosis of the mucosa [5,6].…”

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“…Forty-five percent of their patients were symptomatic, mostly with vomiting, salivation, choking, dysphagia, and pain in the neck or abdomen. Thirty-two percent of cases were asymptomatic, and there was no documentation of symptoms in the remaining 23% [4]. A 2018 crosssectional study in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia found that the majority of FBI cases were under five years old, with button batteries being associated with the highest mortality rate [1].…”

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A Retrospective Analysis of Foreign Body Ingestions Among the Pediatric Age Group in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Abudungor,

Arif,

Alsulaiman

et al. 2023

Cureus

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A Retrospective Analysis of Foreign Body Ingestions Among the Pediatric Age Group in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Arif,

Alsulaiman

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“…The foreign bodies investigated in Saudi Arabia discovered that seven out of the 8 examined animals were younger than 3 months and showed complete obstruction in the cervical oesophagus (Abualenain et al, 2018). With regard to incidence of foreign bodies in association with gender, 20% of female cattle examined had been observed positive even as the incidence in adult males was 15.7%.…”

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Investigations of Foreign Bodies in Camel (Camels dromedaries) Fore Stomach at Tamboul Slaughterhouse, Eastern Gezira, Gezira State, Sudan

Elkhair¹,

Ghurashi²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2022

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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A cross sectional study was conducted on one hundred camel slaughtered at Tamboul slaughterhouse from January to March 2021. The study was carried out to determine the prevalence and type of foreign bodies in rumen and reticulum of camel and to assess the association of risk factors with the occurrence of foreign bodies. Postmortem examination was employed for the recovery of foreign body from rumen and reticulum. A total of one hundred camels were examined using systematic random sampling method. 12% of the examined animals were found positive for indigestible foreign bodies in their rumen and/or reticulum. Risk factors such as age, sex, physiological status and nature foreign bodies were taken into consideration. There was statistical significance difference between prevalence recorded in pregnant animals with prevalence of 87.5% of foreign bodies than empty animals with prevalence of 12.5% of the affected animals. Statistical significant difference were recorded in old animals (>6 years) with prevalence of 75% than adult (1-6 year) with prevalence of 25% (p≤0.05). Prevalence based on sex was showed that 33.3% positive cases observed in male and 66.7% in female individuals. Taking the nature of foreign bodies in consideration 41.7% of them were plastic bags, 33.3%, cloth, and 25.0% were robe. In conclusion, this study proved that the foreign body ingestion found in camel grazing in open areas were contaminated with clothes, plastic material, robes, nails and other indigestible materials could cause serious health problem for free grazing animals.

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Pediatric foreign body ingestion in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Besharah,

Simsim,

Natto

et al. 2023

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Objectives: To improve the local data and demographics of foreign body (FB) ingestion in the Makkah, Saudi Arabia and to provide basic statistics for future studies in the local community. Methods: We carried out a record-based retrospective epidemiological study of 153 pediatric patients with FB ingestion who presented to our center in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, between December 2014 and December 2019. Adult age, impacted FB at other sites, and chemical ingestion were excluded. Results: Descriptive statistical analyses were performed. There has been an alarming increase in the number of children admitted to hospitals following FB ingestion. Approximately 41.8% of these patients were under the age of 4 years, with boys (63.4%) accounting for the majority. Most of the ingested FB were coins (60.8%), and 96.7% of the patients remained under 24 hours of observation at the hospital. The results showed a highly statistically significant relationship between the FB type, age, length of hospital stay, and esophagoscopic findings. Conclusion: A large number of children presented with ingested FB, especially those younger than 4 years of age, whose clinical presentation varied from asymptomatic to severe complications, and urgent endoscopic intervention might have decreased serious complications. Further preventive measures are necessary within homes in addition to increasing caregivers’ awareness of the different circumstances of FB ingestion and the time required for urgent admission.

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Emergency Department Experience of Foreign Body Ingestion: An Analysis of 69 Cases in an Academic Hospital in Saudi Arabia

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A Retrospective Analysis of Foreign Body Ingestions Among the Pediatric Age Group in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

A Retrospective Analysis of Foreign Body Ingestions Among the Pediatric Age Group in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Investigations of Foreign Bodies in Camel (Camels dromedaries) Fore Stomach at Tamboul Slaughterhouse, Eastern Gezira, Gezira State, Sudan

Pediatric foreign body ingestion in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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