Pulse oximeter ingestion in a psychotic patient

Georges El Hasbani, MD; Melodie M Hillhouse, MD; Jose Vargas Gamarra, MD; Edgardo Olvera Lopez, MD; Jean-Pierre Assaker, MD; Richard Assaker, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Oct 2019)

Pulse oximeter ingestion in a psychotic patient

Georges El Hasbani, MD,
Melodie M Hillhouse, MD,
Jose Vargas Gamarra, MD,
Edgardo Olvera Lopez, MD,
Jean-Pierre Assaker, MD,
Richard Assaker, MD

Affiliations

Georges El Hasbani, MD: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; Corresponding author.
Melodie M Hillhouse, MD: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Jose Vargas Gamarra, MD: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Edgardo Olvera Lopez, MD: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Bronx, NY, USA
Jean-Pierre Assaker, MD: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton, MA, USA
Richard Assaker, MD: St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 10
pp. 1255 – 1258

Abstract

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Psychotic conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and polysusbstance abuse are risk factors for foreign body ingestion. A foreign body can include sharp objects that lead to serious complications. In this case report, we present a patient with a history of psychosis who ingested a pulse oximeter in a suicidal attempt. The pulse oximeter passed uneventfully with no interventions needed, and was followed by a serial of abdominal imaging. Keywords: Pulse oximeter ingestion, Suicidal attempt, Abdominal imaging

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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