Foreign body ingestion and aspiration are common in pediatric patients and often unwitnessed. The following clinical practice guideline was developed with the goal of optimizing early identification of foreign body ingestion/aspiration with guided next steps once the foreign body is identified.
Foreign Body Aspiration/Ingestion Guidelines
Foreign Body Aspiration/Ingestion Guideline Team:
Kate Carlson, Pediatrics
Eunice Huang & Monica Lopez, Pediatric Surgery
Andres Martinez, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Carrie Menser, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Sumit Pruthi, Pediatric Radiology
Frank Virgin & Christopher Wootten, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Michele Walsh, Emergency Medicine