ArticleBMJ paediatrics open2021
Foreign body ingestion during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective single centre review.
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- Radiographic imaging in pediatric suspected foreign body ingestion: potential for dose reduction through collimation and exposure strategies.Pediatric radiology · 2026Article
- The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical volume and residency training program in pediatric otolaryngology.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- SEVERE COMPLICATIONS OF BUTTON BATTERY INGESTION IN CHILDREN.Arquivos de gastroenterologia · 2026Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on foreign body ingestion in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Navigating Care Amid Crisis: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Eosinophilic Esophagitis Management in Canada.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Coin-cidence? Have cashless payments reduced the incidence of upper aerodigestive foreign body insertion? A study of UK Hospital Episode Statistics.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2025Article
- Management of Pediatric Foreign Body Injuries during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of an International Survey.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Foreign body ingestion trends in children in the Daegu-Kyungpook Province, Korea before and during the COVID-19 period: a repeated cross-sectional study.Translational pediatrics · 2023Article
- Characteristics of unintentional childhood injury during COVID-19: a single-center comparative study.Translational pediatrics · 2023Article
- The Effect of COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Orders on the Rate of Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestions.The Journal of emergency medicine · 2022Article
- Imaging presentations of foreign bodies that make for a challenging diagnosis: pictorial essay.Radiologia brasileiraArticle
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Abstract
Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, there were many changes in the provision of healthcare as well as home and educational environments for children. We noted an apparent increase in the number of children presenting with ingested foreign bodies and due to the potential impact of injury from this, further investigated this phenomenon. Method: Using a prospective electronic record, data were retrospectively collected for patients referred to our institution with foreign body ingestion from March 2020 to September 2020 and compared with the same period the year prior as a control. Results: During the 6-month pandemic period of review, it was observed that 2.5 times more children were referred with foreign body ingestion (n=25) in comparison to the control period (n=10). There was also a significant increase in the proportion of button battery and magnet ingestions during the COVID-19 pandemic (p 0.04). Conclusion: These findings raise concerns of both increased frequency of foreign body ingestion during the COVID-19 pandemic and the nature of ingested foreign bodies linked with significant morbidity. This may relate to the disruption of home and work environments and carries implications for ongoing restrictions. Further awareness of the danger of foreign body ingestion, especially batteries and magnets, is necessary (project ID: 2956).
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