Research Article

Do Times until Treatment for Foreign Body Aspiration Relate to Complications?

Table 2

Types and sites of foreign body aspiration in children ( = 43).

FrequencyPercentage

Types of foreign body
 Plant seeds1841.9
 Peanut seed920.9
 Fish bone37.0
 Chicken bone24.7
 Tooth37.0
 Pork belly24.7
 Coin 12.3
 Others511.6

Sites of foreign body
 Right main bronchus1637.2
 Left main bronchus1227.9
 Right second bronchus37.0
 Left second bronchus37.0
 Glottis614.0
 Trachea12.3
 Multiple sites24.7

Note: included pen caps, a candy, a whistle, marbles, and a T-tube.