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Archive | ISSUE: , Volume: Apr-Jun-2024

AN AUDIT OF PAEDIATRIC NASAL FOREIGN BODIES IN FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL OWERRI, IMO STATE, NIGERIA


Author:Okonkwo CJ, Onyeagwara NC

published date:2024-Aug-23

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Abstract

Background: Nasal foreign bodies in children are common complaint encountered by Otolaryngologists. The aim of this study is to audit the pattern of nasal foreign bodies seen in children at the Federal Teaching Hospital Owerri, their method of removal and presence or absence of complications.

Methodology: The records of patients who presented with nasal foreign bodies over a five-year period between July 2017 and June 2023 were retrieved. Data obtained for this study includedage, sex, types of the foreign bodies, sites of the foreign bodies, method of removal and presence or absence of complications. The data was analysed using Statistical Product and Service Solution version 20.

Results: There were 20 (54.1%) males and 17 (45.9%) females with male-to-female ratio of 1.2:1. The mean age was 3.3 years with standard deviation (SD) of ± 2.1. About 33 (89.2%) of these children were under 5 years of age. Beads 12 (32.4%) were the most common nasal foreign bodies recorded in this study. Right nasal cavity 21 (56.8%) was the commonest site of lodgement of nasal foreign bodies. Majority of the nasal foreign bodies 36 (97.3%) were removed in the clinic using instruments. Epistaxis 19 (51.4%)wasthe commonest complication observed.

Conclusion: Nasal foreign bodies are common in children less than five years of age. Majority of the nasal foreign bodies can safely be removed in the clinic and emergency department.

Keywords: Audit, Paediatric, Nasal, Foreign Bodies,

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