{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,25]],"date-time":"2026-08-25T18:56:07Z","timestamp":1787684167541,"version":"build-2784847793"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad Pakistan","issue":"4 (Suppl 1)","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,16]],"date-time":"2024-01-16T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1705363200000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Background: Aerodigestive foreign bodies are common in children of pre-school-going age. It is one of the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the paediatric population and a global health burden. Methods: We present here data of 108 patients who presented to Children hospital\u2019s Emergency with a suspicion of foreign body ingestion\/aspiration over 2 years from July 1st 2021 to 30th June 2023. Their descriptive analysis including, socio-demographics, type of foreign body, age of presentation, and mode of presentation were calculated and correlation was done using the Pearson Chi square test. Results: We observed different types &amp; characteristics of foreign bodies, patients were predominantly male with 62.26%. The mean age of presentation was 40.97 months. The majority of patients were of pre-school age, younger than 4 years (44.44%) followed by the infant population (19.44%) p=0.002. Foreign bodies were mainly located in the upper oesophagus for ingested FBs (60.8%). Most of the population presented within the first 5 hours (52.88%) followed by the first 12 hours (11.11%). Coin ingestion was by far the most common (54%) followed by button battery (19%) and the whistle was the most common aspirated object (33%). \u00a0Conclusion: All patients with a suspicion of foreign body ingestion\/inhalation should be evaluated. Early recognition and treatment are imperative because the complications are serious and can be life-threatening and once confirmed should undergo endoscopic removal.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.55519\/jamc-s4-12199","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,2]],"date-time":"2024-10-02T09:27:04Z","timestamp":1727861224000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES OF AERODIGESTIVE FOREIGN BODIES IN CHILDREN"],"prefix":"10.55519","volume":"35","author":[{"given":"Murad","family":"Habib","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Khurrum","family":"Arif","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad Amjad","family":"Chaudhary","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"34325","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,16]]},"container-title":["Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,2]],"date-time":"2024-10-02T09:27:04Z","timestamp":1727861224000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/jamc.ayubmed.edu.pk\/jamc\/index.php\/jamc\/article\/view\/12199"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,16]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"4 (Suppl 1)","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,16]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55519\/jamc-s4-12199","relation":{},"ISSN":["1819-2718","1025-9589"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1819-2718","type":"electronic"},{"value":"1025-9589","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,16]]}}}