Dislodgement of bronchial foreign body during retrieval in children.
Foreign body aspiration is a leading cause of death in children aged less than 1 year. The removal of a foreign body poses a great challenge to the skill of the anaesthetist. Four cases are presented, analysing the part played by modes of respiration in the dislodgement of a bronchial foreign body during its retrieval.
Pawar
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India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial