Best evidence topic report. Serial x rays in battery ingestion.
A short cut review was carried out to establish whether serial x rays were necessary in cases of battery ingestion where the battery has passed through the oesophagus. A total of 104 papers were found using the reported search, of which none presented any evidence to answer the clinical question. It is concluded that there is no evidence available to answer this question. Further research is needed.
Teece
Stewart
S
Department of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
Mackway-Jones
Kevin
K
D003679:Deglutition; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal