The Extraordinary Case of the Hungry Woman: Large Foreign Body Ingestion With Respiratory Arrest. Issue 6 (15th March 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Warner, Lindsay L.; Ekbom, Dale C.; Warner, Paul A.
• Is Part Of: A & A case reports. Volume 8:Issue 6(2017:Mar. 15)
• Publication Date: 2017-03-15
• Subjects: Anesthesiology -- Periodicals; Anesthesia -- Periodicals; Anesthesiology; Analgesia; Anesthesiology; Periodicals; 617.9605
• DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000450
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2325-7237

Abstract

Abstract : Repeated ingestion of small objects has been previously reported in the psychiatric literature. We recently had a patient with repeated intentional foreign body ingestion syndrome who developed complete airway obstruction and cardiac arrest after ingesting a computer mouse tracking ball. We use our case to suggest a pathway that can be used for similar emergent airway problems. Abstract : Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text.