Table 1 Demographic information, patient characteristics and analysis of complications
Patient characteristics | Numbers (%) | Removal methods (RE)a | Complicationsa | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 130) | No. (n = 428) | |||||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 759 (56.0%) | 308 | 71 | 237 | 0.023 | 0.879 |
Female | 596 (44.0%) | 250 | 59 | 191 | ||
Age | ||||||
0–3 y | 762 (56.2%) | 274 | 84 | 190 | 16.376 | 0.000 |
3–6 y | 369 (27.2%) | 135 | 21 | 114 | ||
≥ 6y | 224 (16.5%) | 149 | 25 | 124 | ||
Duration | ||||||
<24 h | 1036 (76.5%) | 403 | 73 | 330 | 21.813 | 0.000 |
≥ 24 h | 319 (23.5%) | 155 | 57 | 98 | ||
Location | ||||||
Upper oesophagus | 1120 (82.6%) | 399 | 109 | 290 | 12.719 | 0.002 |
Middle oesophagus | 167 (12.3%) | 125 | 17 | 108 | ||
Lower oesophagus | 68 (5.0%) | 34 | 4 | 30 | ||
Type | ||||||
Blunt object | 812 (59.9%) | 15 | 1 | 14 | 339.288 | 0.000 |
Sharp object | 278 (20.5%) | 278 | 35 | 243 | ||
Button battery | 86 (6.3%) | 86 | 86 | 0 | ||
Food impaction | 84 (6.2%) | 84 | 3 | 81 | ||
Toy | 51 (3.8%) | 51 | 4 | 47 | ||
Plastic | 44 (3.2%) | 44 | 1 | 43 | ||
Symptoms | ||||||
Drooling | 751 (55.4%) | 288 | 76 | 212 | 46.649 | 0.000 |
Dysphagia | 549 (40.5%) | 211 | 55 | 156 | ||
Pain | 487 (35.9%) | 206 | 43 | 163 | ||
Vomiting | 426 (31.4%) | 179 | 36 | 143 | ||
Crying | 616 (45.5%) | 233 | 39 | 194 | ||
Cough | 101 (7.5%) | 32 | 14 | 18 | ||
Fever | 56 (4.1%) | 47 | 19 | 28 | ||
Haematemesis | 19 (1.4%) | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||