Foreign Bodies in the Airway in Children: Experience in Argentina

Abstract

Foreign body aspiration is a serious and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood. Considering that the type of foreign bodies varies depending on diet and custom of each population, the aim of the current paper is to present foreign body aspiration cases treated in three Argentinian pediatric hospitals and to emphasize the need for preventive strategies and necessity of increasing community and healthcare professionals’ knowledge about this problem.