Risk Management and Healthcare Policy (Jun 2021)
Retrospective Analysis of Esophageal Foreign Body Ingestion: Differences Among Weekday, Weekends, and Holidays
Abstract
Lili Wu,1 Guiyu Lei,1 Ying Liu,2 Zheng Wei,1 Yue Yin,1 Yanru Li,3 Guyan Wang1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Operating Room, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (Ministry of Education of China), Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Guyan WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Beijng Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +8613910985139Email [email protected]: Current data on the occurrence of EFBs in relation to different time periods are scant. The purpose of this study was to compare the occurrence, type and location of EFBs in people who presented at our center on weekdays, weekends and holidays.Patients and Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients (n=1353) received rigid esophagoscopy for foreign body extraction under general anesthesia from January 2018 to 2020 December.Results: The occurrence of EFB ingestion was significantly higher (p< 0.05) on holidays (2.75/day) than on weekdays (0.91/day) and weekends (1.46/day). Patients were much older on holidays, with a mean age of 58.18 ± 17.34 years, than patients on weekdays (54.71 ± 16.71 years) and weekends (55.05 ± 17.36 years).Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that EFB ingestion is most likely to occur on weekends and holidays, and elderly patients should be advised to chewing slowly and eating non-nuclear jujube, especially during holidays, to minimize their risk.Keywords: esophageal foreign body, weekday, weekend, holiday
