Use of decubitus radiographs in the diagnosis of foreign body aspiration in young children

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 154-157

  Assefa, Dagnachew ^a,c   Amin, Nikhil ^b   Stringel, Gustavo ^b   Dozor, Allen J ^b  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Decubitus radiograph; Foreign body aspiration

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BRONCHI; BRONCHOGRAPHY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPINE POSITION; TRACHEA;

EID: 34247153852     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3180328cd8     Document Type: Article

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