Anesthesia for Removing Foreign Objects in Tracheobronchial System of Children

• Main Authors: Bahar Oc, Oguzhan Arun, Murat Oncel, Ates Duman
• Format: Article
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine 2014-04-01
• Series: Arsiv Kaynak Tarama Dergisi
• Subjects: Tracheobronchial foreign bodies,Methods,Anesthesia
• Online Access: http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=44459

Foreign body aspiration is a real emergency for chidlren. Mortality and morbidity rates are directly correlated with clinical symptoms present during admission. The patients may present with range of symptoms from cardiopulmonary arrest to mild respiratory symptoms without an apparent history of foreign body aspiration. This may lead to delays in diagnosis for several weeks or months which may further worsen lung problems. Chest X-ray or high-resolution computed tomography in the diagnosis phase could be beneficial. Bronchoscopy is used for both confirming the diagnosis and removing the obstruction in airways. Aim of method for reducing the morbidity and mortality related to anesthesia , although there is a observe common sight on the pharmacological and technical advances in the field of anesthesia, each year significant decrease in morbidity and mortality. The ventilation and anesthesia methods that would be applied largely depend on the cooperation and compliance between bronchoscopy user and anesthetist. Anesthetic management used to remove foreign bodies in children to remove airway obstructions has been briefly reviewed