Clinical Practice Guidelines: Button Battery Ingestion

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES (FULL LIST)

Button Battery CPG

Ingestion of button batteries can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Early identification of button ingestion and treatment guided by location is critical to optimizing the outcomes for pediatric patients. The following clinical practice guideline was developed by multi-disciplinary stakeholders to guide the optimal care of pediatric patients who have ingested button batteries.

Button Battery Guideline Team

  • Chris Baron, Interventional Radiology 
  • Kristina Betters, Pediatric Critical Care
  • Kate Carlson, Pediatrics
  • Eunice Huang & Monica Lopez, Pediatric Surgery
  • Andres Martinez, Pediatric Gastroenterology 
  • Carrie Menser, Pediatric Anesthesiology
  • Carlos Mery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
  • Sumit Pruthi, Pediatric Radiology 
  • Frank Virgin & Christopher Wootten, Pediatric Otolaryngology 
  • Michele Walsh, Emergency Medicine