• Pediatric emergency care · Feb 2014

    A New Positive-Pressure Device for Nasal Foreign Body Removal.

    • Manuel de la O-Cavazos, Josué Ríos-Solís, Fernando Montes-Tapia, Rodrigo Elizondo-Omaña, Daniel Cantu-Moreno, Consuelo Treviño-Garza, and Isaias Rodriguez-Balderrama.
    • From the *Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José E. González," and †Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Feb 1;30(2):94-6.

    ObjectivesNasal foreign bodies (FBs) are common causes of pediatric emergency consultations. The different methods for removing nasal FBs have varying levels of efficacy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new device for nasal FB removal in children.MethodsA nasal occlusion device that uses modulated positive pressure to remove FBs was evaluated in a series of 18 patients ranging in age from 1 to 8 years diagnosed with a nasal FB during a period of 7 months.ResultsThe device successfully removed FBs in 17 (94.4%) of the 18 patients. In 12 of the cases (66.7%), the FB was removed during the first attempt. None of the patients had complications or sequelae at the time of removal or at the follow-up visit.ConclusionsThe nasal occlusion device used in this study was found to be a promising, safe, effective, and easy to use tool for FB removal in a pediatric emergency room setting.

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