The Effect of CoVID-19 Pandemic on Foreign Body Aspiration.
Kubra OzturkÖzlem Boybeyi TürerTutku SoyerPublished in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2023)
During pandemics, bronchoscopy for FBA was performed in younger infants than before pandemic and witnessed aspiration was significantly more common in that period. The differences in age groups and symptoms may be explained by spending more time at home during pandemics. Waiting for the PCR test results causes delays in the intervention. However, this delay did not cause any respiratory distress.