Foreign Body Ingestion in Children: Epidemiological, Clinical Features and Outcome in a Third Level Emergency Department

• Main Authors: Antonio Gatto (Author), Lavinia Capossela (Author), Serena Ferretti (Author), Michela Orlandi (Author), Valeria Pansini (Author), Antonietta Curatola (Author), Antonio Chiaretti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ingestion of foreign bodies is a frequent pediatric cause of access to the Emergency Department (ED). The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological and clinical features of pediatric patients with a diagnosis of foreign body ingestion and to identify the factors associated with an urgen...