Foreign body aspiration

References

Key articles

Boyd M, Chatterjee A, Chiles C, et al. Tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration in adults. South Med J. 2009 Feb;102(2):171-4. Abstract

Faro A, Wood RE, Schechter MS, et al. Official American Thoracic Society technical standards: flexible airway endoscopy in children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 May 1;191(9):1066-80.Full text  Abstract

Hewlett JC, Rickman OB, Lentz RJ, et al. Foreign body aspiration in adult airways: therapeutic approach. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Sep;9(9):3398-409.Full text  Abstract

Perkins GD, Graesner JT, Semeraro F, et al. European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021: executive summary. Resuscitation. 2021 Apr;161:1-60. Abstract

Berg KM, Bray JE, Ng KC, et al. 2023 International consensus on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care science with treatment recommendations: summary from the basic life support; advanced life support; pediatric life support; neonatal life support; education, implementation, and teams; and first aid task forces. Resuscitation. 2024 Feb;195:109992.Full text  Abstract

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