Some Experiences and Problems About Foreign Bodies in Air Passage

Abstract

Eight patients were treated at Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Hospital with diagnosis of foreign bodies in air passage from August 1976 to May 1977. Study of the cases indicates as follows.
1) Recent resuscitative procedure has enabled them to recover the cardiac function from cardiac arrest of a few minutes duration.
2) Treatment of such severe cases of foreign bodies in air passage requires additional intensive care after removal of foreign bodies. So the patient should be treated in close cooperation with all interests involved, such as laryngologist, anesthesiologist, pediatrist and so on.
3) It should be noted whether there is exact case history of foreign bodies in air passage from child and old.
4) Careful auscultation by skillful pediatrist is the most important for the detection of foreign bodies in air passage.
5) Occasionally, removal of foreign bodies in air passage is performed more smooth in Trendelenburgs position.
6) Spontaneous expulsion of foreign bodies in air passage happens to occur after premedication.