What Researchers Did
Doctors reviewed the records of children who had a foreign object removed from both sides of their airway (bronchi).
What They Found
This retrospective study analyzed 35 children with a foreign body lodged in both bronchi, and all cases had the object removed by bronchoscopy under general and topical anesthesia without complications. The authors state that this is a serious condition, and that timely, effective treatment can lower the rates of death and after-surgery complications. For children who lacked oxygen for a long time before or during the operation, the authors say comprehensive therapy should be given, for example sedation and hyperbaric oxygen.
Canadian Relevance
No direct Canadian connection identified.
Study Limitations
This is a retrospective review of a single group of cases with no comparison group, so it cannot show whether any specific therapy, including hyperbaric oxygen, changed outcomes.