Emerging Battery-Ingestion Hazard: Clinical Implications

2010510 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Nicole Whitaker · Washington Poison Center

Lynn R. Clark · Washington Poison Center

Melinda Marsolek · Washington Poison Center

Abstract

Revised treatment guidelines promote expedited removal from the esophagus, increase vigilance for delayed complications, and identify patients who require urgent radiographs.

Topics & Keywords

Foreign Body Medical Cases Esophageal and GI Pathology Airway Management and Intubation Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 125, Issue 6, pp. 1168-1177

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-3037

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