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Pediatric Sand Aspiration Managed Using Bronchoscopy and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Khaled Baqais
,1 Meagan Mahoney,2 Kathleen Tobler,2 Anita Hui,3 and Mary Noseworthy11Pediatric Respiratory Division, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3Otolaryngology – Head and Surgery, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Abstract
Sand aspiration is a rare but potentially fatal occurrence to consider in near-drownings, accidental burials or cave-ins. Optimal management is not well defined.
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