Department of ENT, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2021 Feb 28;59(234):111-115. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5393.
Foreign body aspiration is a common problem in children with signifi cant mortality and morbidity. This study aims to determine the prevalence of foreign body aspiration in children in a tertiary care hospital of Nepal.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital from April 2010 to March 2016 after obtaining ethical approval from Institutional Review Committee (Reference number- 08(6-11)E277/78). All children of age up to 15 years with suspected foreign body aspiration were included. The data was collected from the medical record section and entered in Microsoft Excel. The descriptive statistical analysis was performed.
A total of 26,294 patients were included in the study. The prevalence of foreign body aspiration in children was found to be 98 (0.37%). On rigid bronchoscopy, 82 patients (83.6%) were confirmed to have a foreign body in the airway. The peak incidence of foreign body aspiration was seen in patients of age group one to two years. The commonest foreign body in the airway was a peanut.
The prevalence of foreign body aspiration in children was low, which is similar to other studies. Foreign body aspiration may lead to dreadful complications. Therefore, both the clinicians and the public need to be cautious about it.
异物吸入是儿童中常见的问题，具有显著的死亡率和发病率。本研究旨在确定尼泊尔一家三级保健医院儿童异物吸入的患病率。
本研究为描述性横断面研究，于 2010 年 4 月至 2016 年 3 月在特里布万大学教学医院进行，获得机构审查委员会的伦理批准（参考编号 08(6-11)E277/78）。所有年龄在 15 岁以下疑似异物吸入的儿童均纳入研究。数据从病历部分收集并输入 Microsoft Excel。进行描述性统计分析。
共有 26294 名患者纳入研究。儿童异物吸入的患病率为 98（0.37%）。在硬性支气管镜检查中，82 名患者（83.6%）被证实气道中有异物。异物吸入的高发年龄组为 1 至 2 岁。气道中最常见的异物是花生。
儿童异物吸入的患病率较低，与其他研究相似。异物吸入可能导致严重并发症。因此，临床医生和公众都需要对此保持警惕。
